Admiring Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, Louvre Museum Paris, France, May 22nd, 2009

[zerochris]

AMAZING PAINTING AMAZING ITALIAN ARTIST LEONARDO DA VINCI....IT SHOULD GO BACK WHERE IT BELONGS ITALY!!!!1

[CriticaLxThoughX]

i was there yesterday...the mona lisa is not so stunning as you hear from everywhere... sure, it´s a brilliant painting, but for me, it´s not much more than that... and her smile is ok, but her eyes aren´t smiling at all, to me, she looked kinda exhausted or bored... well, if you get the chance to visit the louvre, judge for yourself... :P

[martinennn]

@CriticaLxThoughX the whole comment shows how little you know.. did you see Mona Lisa just to see it? there is so much more about the painting than just her smile and eyes.

[CriticaLxThoughX]

@martinennn

I know, there is more, that´s why I wrote "it´s a brilliant painting". But nowadays she is so popular because of her smile, you can´t deny that. so every "average person" who is excited to see this smile of which the whole world talks may be disappointed.

the painting was revolutionary in its days, but nowadays, its magnificence is spoiled by all the big fake expectations you get from hearing crazy shit about it. I think that´s what I wanted to say originally.. :P

[martinennn]

@CriticaLxThoughX haha then I misuderstood, this explains it much better than the last comment, Mona Lisa is famous because it's famous... people want to see it just to see it... I think that people before knew more about the painting than now... and your right, people have great expectations to the painting, and then gets dissappointed, because you look at it once and that's it.. many people probably need to look at it longer and think... haah sorry this whole comment is kind of weird...

[lekkerereet]

i heared that the real one is in private collection in swiss, the problem with mona lisa is, that there are simply to many copies in the world, so that many people are fooled and simply do not know that the one they have is the real or fake

[MegaBalamb]

@lekkerereet

the real one is in the louvre!!!!!

[lekkerereet]

seeing the prado Mona Lisa, the original in louvre seems now less interesting

[LANO500]

Bulletproof/Bombproof glass

[stechik]

is this real

[bjornsiborgsi]

@stechik 'course it's real you arse. what would make you doubt it?

[stechik]

@bjornsiborgsi Who do you call an arse,moron?.That comment was left by my 9 year old son,you bitch.

[sp4de69]

@stechik you must be a great parent haha

[Margui622]

Why this portrait of Mona Lisa painted by Leonardo is owned by France and not by Italy?

[lekkerereet]

@Margui622 why is the headstatue of Nefertiti owned by germany and not Egypt?

[Margui622]

@lekkerereet : Really? I didn't know that. I think famous paintings or statues should be own by their country of origin. Probably, one day Italy and Egypt would claimed those masterpieces to be in their soil. I think Italy and Egypt are capable to take care of them.

[SaltySpoons777]

They could probably sell out everything else in the museum except this and the customers would still keep coming just as often.

[EderLorenoGomes]

Isleworth Mona Lisa is original,

[OldSchoolRasslin]

What is the point of taking photos of it?

[aish31lilin]

There is no way people can really admiring the painting in this kind of situation. You need to observe patiently, use your imagination with quiet surrounding... not just taking pictures..

[GodBlessYou2008]

1:36 Bjork

[hellokittypowa1992]

@GodBlessYou2008 I love Bjork <3 but that woman so did not look like her, maybe a younger version? XD

[soapbox187]

I read that the painting we see here is actually a PERFECT reproduction...the real painting is no larger than a regular piece of paper or so and is hidden in a protective vault. The flash of cameras, organic decomposition, concentration of oxygen would have made the original painting fade, disclour and become blotchy. Interesting huh?! :)

[Samuggeli]

Es gibt eine Vielzahl guter Bilder im Louvre! Grössere, imposantere und weitaus schönere als die Mona Lisa . . . Schade, schenkt niemand diesen mehr Beachtung!!!!

[kettlesarenice]

he defo traced it, lmfao!

[GodBlessYou2008]

look at their faces when they are taking pictures of Mona Lisa. their faces exactly look like they are stealing something or doing something bad.

[swallowedtothesea]

this video says allot about consumerism and art, the majority of people looking at the painting have no ambition to really recognise it or see its beauty, all there trying to do is capture it photographically, which is such an inferior duplication. There not seeing the Mona Lisa, there just seeing the 'most famous painting in the world', they way they treat it is the way they would treat a celebrity. What the Louvre has done isn't an exhibition, its an exposure, a commercialised rape.

[pixarpianofreak]

@Blarneylady off topic comment. what camera did you use to film this?

[denisschsp]

who was ADMIRING Mona Lisa? People just take a picture and go away...

[Elojoschulos]

Daymne it was securities day off!!

[wandaslice]

I didnt think flash photography was allowed ??

[elizairenehui]

Lisa est à Hong Kong, elle monte en Jockey Club, Tuen Mun école publique circonscription de chaque semaine.

[royalstarfish17]

Leonardo must be proud.

[Funtabulosity329]

Exactly how close are people allowed near it? What sort of protection is put up in front of the painting?

[cathylicious96]

i wnet once.. its reaLLY COOL!!

[AlexMixter]

Zooms in on the cute girl at 1:34 lol.

[aplumeria101]

I am going to the see the Mona Lisa in April!! Ahh, so excited :)

[clazza01]

w9w the security were very strict when i was there

no flashes

and only a certain number of people allowed to view

[adrianraul123]

esto es genial si que me gustaria vivir en francia

[Filsduventsanspays]

Bravo pour cette vidéo ! quel appareil avez-vous utilisé ? Which machine for this vidéo (beautiful!) Thank you

denis.toulme@worldonline.fr

[armywife012205]

I went this past November, and I could not believe the way people were behaving. Pushing and shoving, and NOT turning their damn flashes off!

[Combatarms423]

wow, i would be so honored to be in the presence of that thing.

[evrimdogac]

I was there a couple of days ago but there was a set with a 5m radius, couldn't even admire the painting! How sad.

[md991free]

By far one of the most famous painting in the world.

[Combatarms423]

@md991free it is the most famous

[kitten123t]

the mona lisa was stolen in 1911 but later recovered in italy THANK GOD

[TheMichaelPot]

How annoying it must be to try to admire the painting when everyone is trying to push you out the way

[acerb45666555]

it makes no sense. sure, the Mona Lisa is pretty and well painted, but why all the focus on her when Durer, and Vermeer painted women just as well ! pretty ones too!

[TURBOFABRI]

Dobbiamo andare in francia per vedere l' opera di un autore italiano, deprimente !

[PEERBUX89]

I went there in '06 & the Louvre is some place! Some walk to the center piece itself (the Mona Lisa)

When I went with a few friends, we weren't allowed to take pics at all - of course we snaked in a few snaps but the security was quite strict - especially with flash photography - they were taking peoples cameras off them and all!

Just wondering when was this vid taken?

& peepz wanting to go and see it - look directly across from the mona lisa - that piece of art was amazing compared to this!!!!

[rickygalstyan]

How well is this photo guarded?

[themachman19691]

in a way this video is art at its best.its actually not showing that much of the mona lisa but of the people looking at it.brilliant video!

[lowerlowerhk]

I've seen the picture with my own eyes, I just can't tell what's so special about this painting.

[Combatarms423]

@lowerlowerhk i think its special because leonardo worked who knows how long on that painting, but its not a copy its the original painting, every brush stroke was made by leonardo.

[a4mohit]

Looks like noones actually admiring it!!! Everyone wants a photo!!! hahahhaha....

[maxqd3]

awesome

[wwonderhazel]

I wish I can go some day

[kuhtreenaa]

I thought people aren't allowed to take pictures of it? Because over time the flashes of cameras can damage it or something....

[YeahRightDudeHa]

why mona lisa  painting so famous?

lol

[MaxGalilei]

It´s because its history and its mystery.

I wouldn´t allow to take photos to the painting, because it´s the most famous one and one of Leonardo´s best paintings. Flash could damage it.

[kuhtreenaa]

@YeahRightDudeHa because when you look at her mouth, you can't see the smile. But if you look at her eyes the smile magically appears. It's also famous because of the mystery behind it...no one knows for sure who the woman in the picture is.

[matunbojo]

She is beautiful

[S34N3R32K4II8]

They told us not to take pictures when I was there :(

[filipcovemaeker2]

it's interesting to see how few people are actually observing te painting, it's more important to get a good picture to view the painting at home.

[jude1871]

@filipcovemaeker2 I absolutely agree. Nowadays, instead of taking in and enjoying new surroundings, people reach for their camera. It's almost sad.

[discountbacon]

@filipcovemaeker2 Exactly. I mean jesus, at least take a picture of yourself INFRONT of it, so there's a purpose.

[dontchuckitson]

@filipcovemaeker2 You don't really get a great chance to admire.... Shame

[SileoSomnus]

@filipcovemaeker2 But the awe that one is generating through the viewing of this picture,the history that this mere painting has and the genius who painted the picture is to much to just leave alone.

[Saifiction]

@filipcovemaeker2 haha i was there yesterday, and i only took pictures, and saw the painting through the telephone, but almost not in real life... stupid me haha.

[novocaineariadne]

@filipcovemaeker2 Yes, only to tell their friends they were there or something. People are not captivated by her, they are captivated by her popularity.

[Kevtb87]

@filipcovemaeker2 it's takes 5 seconds to take a photo. I'm pretty sure we would all take a personal photo of our experience witnessing the Mona Lisa to look back on and show to friends and family the things we'd seen in Paris. it doesn't mean people aren't appreciating the painting. get off your high horse.

[kgrabe]

yea... people are the most interesting! Or if you're decicing what camera to buy! I'm amazed they allow flash... you'd think that might damage the painting eventually....

[vincentlyons]

Mona is housed behind a big sheet of glass, which is probably bullet proof, as well as camera flash proof!

[skankibounca]

What about photoshop proof?