Decipher the secret hidden behind Mona Lisa's smile

William Varvel, an amateur art historian in Texas, says that after 12 years of research, he deciphered the secret behind the Mona Lisa's smile - the timeless painting painted by Leonardo da Vinci. here five centuries.

In the newly published book "The Lady Speaks: Uncovering the Secrets of the Mona Lisa ", Varvel thinks the Mona Lisa, aka La Gioconda, is a strong person in feminism in the 16th century, promoting the role of women in the Catholic Church.

To revive history, the Mona Lisa is said to be called Lisa del Giocondo (with her husband del Giocondo), the mother of five children. Born in a noble family in Florence, Lisa del Giocondo married a famous silk merchant.

Her family often invites artists to portray memories. Leonardo da Vinci then received an invitation to paint the oil painting for Lady Lisa and it took years to portray this painting.

Awareness of feminism, about a New Jerusalem is the secret behind Lisa's smile.(Photo: guardianlv.com)

In the 180-page book, Varvel said that during his career, Da Vinci drew "meticulously every sentence" in the final chapter of "Old Testament", which predicts the development development of an ideal society.

Varvel received the Da Vinci sketch that built and put a total of 40 separate symbols from chapter 14 into the background, the center and the close-up in the Mona Lisa painting.

For Da Vinci, the idea of ​​a New Jerusalem is based on universal recognition of both men and women of lay people. Mr. Varvel stressed, the perception of feminism, of a New Jerusalem is the secret behind Lisa's smile .

For centuries, there have been many theories about the mysteries surrounding the Mona Lisa painting. Many viewers claimed to have felt "mystical" inside her eyes, Japanese painting enthusiasts also tried to restore La Gioconda's voice or a "diagnosed" doctor. " Lisa has an excess of cholesterol. Even, there is a view that she is a . man - no one else is the self-portrait of author Leonardo da Vinci.

However, according to art historian Laure Fagnart, Mona Lisa is a portrait of a bourgeois woman like many dozens of paintings from that period, although it is harder to "read" than other works.

In any case, the mysterious smile of the Mona Lisa still attracts many visitors to admire this famous painting in the Louvre museum in Paris.