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tldr (tim reilly)
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The Mona Lisaā¦ Iāve changed my mind. It **is** worth seeing IRL. I used to think otherwise: I had been disappointed fighting the crowds years ago, on my first trip to Paris. It was small and far away, but most of all I felt Iād āalready seen it.ā But today, I was impressed by a few elements that Iāve never been able to notice within the infinite copies: + Coloration: There is a mysterious blue hue to the sky that makes the terra cotta landscape deeply dark, yet warm. Like wet clay. + Scale: I actually find the compactness of it very charming now. You can take in the whole composition, in a natural way. (Also learning that Da Vinci traveled with this for 15 years, continually re-finishing it, gave the size of it new meaning.) + Presence: Cultural memes are particularly hard to see with clear eyes. Being physically with a great work helps you to clean your mind of sedimentation from derivative impressions and look at it as an original again. Recommend it.
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Angelš„
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Thereās something about that Mona Lisa that gives me goosebumps every time
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