Most mysterious works of at
Who said that the world of art was not elusive? Secrets you said? Just ask. We have carefully listed 5 works of art whose mysteries have still not been solved after multiple unsuccessful attempts. Hoping to stir your curiosity!
The Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinci
We start with the most obvious to find you later less controversial works. This work of art, we will agree, is, after all, known to all. A leading figure in the work of Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa radiates her enigmatic smile at the heart of the Louvre. But who is she? This is a puzzle!
According to the painter Giorgio Vasari, this would be Lisa Maria Gherardini, in other words the wife of Francesco del Giocondo. He is said to have asked the artist to reproduce the portrait of his wife. This hypothesis remains obsolete today, for lack of evidence. Some would even go so far as to think that the woman with occult looks is indeed a transposition of the artist himself to the feminine.
The Statue of Liberty, Auguste Bartholdi
Famous gift from France to the United States orchestrated by Gustave Eiffel, La Liberté illuminant le monde is a monumental work located in New York. A true sign of friendship and respect between the two powers, it was offered to celebrate the centenary of the American Declaration of Independence.
But when you look closely, a special detail emerges: a chain appears at the feet of the statue. Is this the symbol of democracy? The allegory of freedom unfolding in the open? No one knows…
Traveller in front of the sea of clouds, Caspar David Friedrich
Here is a beautiful romantic work! And romanticism means mystery. On this canvas, one can admire a male silhouette of back, against day. This man seems to overhang the rocks in a flash of mist.
Nature is hidden here, filled with clouds. We understand clearly the quest for an inaccessible ideal to which the character is dedicated, lost in the immensity of the surrounding environment. The sensibility and the veil are linked here to give rise to a mystical representation, whose stakes can be guessed.
The Girl with the Pearl, Johannes Vermeer
This wonderful creation is attributed to Vermeer, a painter of Dutch origin. The portrait of this woman is anonymous and raises many questions. Some maintained the idea that it was one of her daughters, the pearl that she carries in the ear retranscribing sweetness and purity juveniles. Others argue that she was probably a woman loved by the artist, or her neighbour. Who was she really? We don’t know…
Danaë, Rembrandt
If you are visiting Saint Petersburg, don’t hesitate to visit the Hermitage Museum. It is here that you will have the opportunity to admire this life-size canvas. We observe a naked woman lying on a bed. This is not a surprise, the woman has always been a source of great inspiration for the artist. On several occasions, he used his wife, Saskia van Uylenburgh, as his model.
The fact remains that the similarity between the two women is not obvious, to say the least! Don’t worry, for this last secret, we decided to give you the answer: two different faces of women are observable. It seems that after the death of his wife, Rembrandt took up this painting by lending him the features of Geertje Dircx, another woman whom he knew. The face of this woman would be the mixture of the two previous ones!
