POSTER PICTURE FOUND AT: www.AllPosters.comThe famous painting done by Leonardo Da Vinci that everyone calls the MONA LISA
is not really called that. Its real title is La Gioconda.
The woman in the painting was the wife of a man named Francesco del
Gioconda, and so the painting was titled by its creator La Gioconda.
It was known for a time as the Madonna Lisa, which probably explains why it has
its present name.
Leonardo created this painting over many years, beginning in 1503. When he
finished it is debated by historians.
I know everyone knows about the Mona Lisa. I have drawn her several times
but never noticed one important fact. This famous woman has no "EYEBROWS!"
Look at her closely. YES! Look closely! Woman at that time were considered
more beautiful if they had their eyebrows shaved.
I went back and stared at her picture as it is the eyes that I notice about people.
I guess I was so drawn by her eyes and the dark shadowing at the top of her eyes
I took it for granted she had eyebrows.
MY QUESTION IS THREE PARTS............................................1. DID YOU KNOW SHE DIDN'T HAVE EYEBROWS
2. WOULD YOU SHAVE YOUR EYEBROWS OFF IF YOU WERE TOLD ALL
BEAUTIFUL WOMAN DID!
3. WHY DO YOU THINK SHE WAS SMILING
I WILL ANSWER IN THE COMMENT SECTION
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WHEN I SAW THIS CARD IT MADE ME THINK OF LITTLE PRAYER WARRIORS GETTING ON THE PRAYER TRAIN.WE HAVE MANY URGENT PRAYER REQUESTS:
SPENCER AT BELLAMERE COTTAGE-HER DAUGHTER IS HAVING KNEE SURGERY TODAY....SHE HAD A HORRIBLE LIFE AFFECTING INFECTION THE LAST TIME SHE HAD SURGERY ON THIS KNEE...NO GERM FORMED AGAINST HER WILL PROSPER AND SHE WILL HEAL QUICKLY
CONNOR--MOLLY'S GRANDSON
DAWN'S SON NOAH
BECKY AT HOLIDAY IN THE SON-THE TRAGIC ACCIDENT THAT KILLED HER SIL
KATHERINE AT COUNTRY ROMANTIC IN THE PASSING OF HER GRANDMOTHER
JOANNA AT MOSS HILL STUDIO- HUSBAND RON'S CANCER HAS RETURNED AND HE NEEDS BRAIN SURGERY
LEILA--HAD A REACTION TO HER CHEMO YESTERDAY AND WAS PLACED ON OXYGEN FOR A PERIOD OF TIME...SHE SAID SHE FELT LIKE HER HEAD WAS GOING TO BLOW UP
AMY GOES FOR LAB TODAY...AT 1030PM WHEN I CALLED TO CHECK ON HER LAST NIGHT SHE WAS SHOPPING AT WAL MART...YOU'RE NOT GONNA KEEP THAT GIRL DOWN
PATRICIA, JERRY, EDWARD, RICHARD, JAY, SUZANNE, CAROL, BOBBY, ERRICA AND RESTORATION, CLIFFORD, TED, MY DAD TED, AUNT JEAN, AUNT DONNA, SHERRY, JONAH, JONATHAN, ROY AND ELISABETH, OUR MILITARY, BRANDON, OUR POLICE OFFICERS ESPECIALLY MO'S SON, AMBULANCE DRIVERS, OUR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS, OUR SUNDAY SCHOOLS, JAMIE, THOR, KRISTEN, DORIS' COUSIN, DORIS AND RICHARD, ANGIE, HER DAD AND MOTHER
BLESS EACH ONE OF YOU. I PRAY YOU FEEL THE LOVE OF THE LORD AND A
FRIEND TODAY. ALWAYS REMEMBER YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL EVEN WITH YOUR EYEBROWS.
HUGS
XXOO
debbie
HELLO DEAR FRIENDS
ReplyDelete1. I DID NOT KNOW SHE DIDN'T HAVE EYEBROWS
2. I WOULD NOT SHAVE MY EYEBROWS OFF IN THE NAME
OF BEAUTY BUT I WOULD HAVE SHAVED MY HEAD AND
EYEBROWS IN SUPPORT OF MY DAUGHTER IF SHE
HAD WANTED ME TO.
3. I THINK SHE IS SMILING BECAUSE LEONARDO
PASSED WIND...I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE
THAT WOULD MAKE HER ALMOST LOSE HER COMPOSURE
I THOUGHT ABOUT THIS FROM A NORMAL HUMAN ASP-
PECT....HE PAINTED HER OVER MANY YEARS...HE
WAS PROBABLY COMFORTABLE AROUND HER
I KNOW THAT IS DISGUSTING BUT PROBABLY TRUE...LOL
HUGS
debbie
Debbie, I didn't know she didn't have brows. I most likely would have shaved my eyebrows because it's in vogue because I also shave my legs and underarms because that's what we were taught to do. I think she's smiling because she is going to have a baby and hasn't told her husband yet.
ReplyDeleteI'm heading to Becky's right now. Thanks for the heads up.
XO,
Sheila
lol...passing wind..one of my favorite topics! After making some frijoles from another blogger-my guess is that will be whats going on in our home over the weekend.
ReplyDeleteNO i would not shave off my eyebrows, I think I would look weird. I would do anything for my children, so now that i think of it i guess i would shave them off if it involved my children.
Hi Debbie
ReplyDeleteI had no idea about the lack of eyebrows,or the custom of shaving them off,Not a clue what caused that wicked little grin to escape her composure.
Love the prayer warrior train analogy.
Thanks for posting the prayer needs.
Blessings to you .
1) Nope - - - never noticed she is brow-less before.
ReplyDelete2) Nope - - - wouldn't shave my eyebrows off for anyone, though I used to have a friend who did, and then drew them back on with an eyebrown pencil. Never quite "got" that myself.
3) She is smiling like that 'cause she knows she's got the art of feminine wiles down to a science.
I knew she was eyebrowless!
ReplyDeleteWell, dearie, you heard it here first: I, at present, have 1/2-inch-long eyebrows, just near the nose. And they are just about invisible, being blonde, got the idea to bleach them to see if they'd sort of look fuller or longer or something, less contrast between the "eyebrowed" area and the "no eyebrows" area...LOL...well now I might just go shave them off...
I think La G was smiling because she was married to a rich man who thought she was beautiful enough to get her portrait painted!!!
Debbie, you are too funny! Maybe she passed gas, and is smiling in relief, or in satisfaction about the stink she caused after sitting for so long! No, never noticed she had no eybrows. Hope Amy got a good report. laurie
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