One of the most expensive pieces of art in the entire world is Da Vinci‘s painting of the Mona Lisa. The masterpiece is one of the most imitated pieces of art. One such spoof of the Mona Lisa is taking over the internet.
The parody, created by ReshaWeaves, shows Mona Lisa wearing Indian clothing. The parody, however, went viral after it was shared by Pooja Sangwan in the form of a Twitter thread. The thread shows how the Mona Lisa would look in various Indian states.
The Mona Lisa-inspired “Lisa Mausi,” from South Delhi, serves as the opening image. If Mona Lisa were born in South Delhi, she would be known as “Lisa Mausi,” the user who shared the thread’s first post in the thread stated in the description.
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“Lisa Mausi” from South Delhi
“Lisa Tai” from Maharashtra
“Lisa Devi” from Bihar
“Maharani Lisa” from Rajasthan
“Shona Lisa” from Kolkata
“Lisa Mol” from Kerala
The thread has received thousands of likes, retweets, and comments since it was shared. The interpretation of the Mona Lisa in various Indian attires wowed internet users.
“The fact that every attire and getup is different and yet so beautiful,” one user commented. Many more tweets such as “This is hilarious”, “That’s enough internet for me today”, “The fact that every attire and getup is different and yet so beautiful,” followed.
The famous Da Vinci painting has long been one of the most discussed works of art. The picture, which was created between 1503 and 1506, carries the most expensive insurance policy in history. It was valued at $100 million in 1962, which is equal to $650 million in 2018.
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The painting emphatically depicts Lisa Gherardini, the wife of Francesco del Giocondo, an Italian noblewoman. It’s an oil painting on a white Lombardy poplar panel. Leonardo never gave the painting to the Giocondo family, and it is believed he left it to his favourite apprentice Sala in his will. It was thought to have been painted between 1503 and 1506, however, Leonardo may have worked on it as late as 1517.
