Mona Lisa Conspiracy Few People Term Paper

The theory speculates that the name Mona Lisa is actually a play on the words Amon-L Isa who is an Egyptian God and an Egyptian Goddess blended together (Why The Mona Lisa Smirks A Book Review of The Da Vinci Code by Rev. Marty Fields (http://www.thirdmill.org/newfiles/mar_fields/CH.Fields.WhyTheMonaLisaSmirks.7.9.04.html).

While both of these theories are religiously based there is also a theory that is not based in any religion and that is the theory of a self-portrait. According to this theory the painting of the Mona Lisa is actually a feminine version of a self-portrait by the artist himself.

In the self-portrait theory it is said that the artist painted hidden messages into the painting using symbols (Mystery of the Mona Lisa (http://www.unmuseum.org/leocode.htm).

Whether there will ever be evidence located that can prove or disprove any of the theories surrounding the Mona Lisa painting the world has had a wonderful time loving her, examining her and trying to decide what exactly it is she is smiling about, which may have been the sole intent of the artist when he painted that smile.Below is an example of how the self-portrait theory may have started. When a portrait of the artist is imposed over the Mona Lisa the theorists believe there are many similarities. http://www.unmuseum.org/leocode.htm

Was the Mona Lisa really a self-portrait? Comparing a Leonardo self-portait with the Mona Lisa. Do they match up?

References

Why The Mona Lisa Smirks

Book Review of The Da Vinci Code by Rev. Marty Fields

http://www.thirdmill.org/newfiles/mar_fields/CH.Fields.WhyTheMonaLisaSmirks.7.9.04.html

Mystery of the Mona Lisa http://www.unmuseum.org/leocode.htm.....