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La Gioconda, 1517 by Leonardo Da Vinci: Palay Maiden

The document compares two famous paintings - Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa from 1517 and Fernando Amorsolo's Palay Maiden from 1920. Both paintings feature women and were intended to represent the culture of their respective places and times. Specifically, the Palay Maiden depicts a Filipino woman holding grain to symbolize the important of agriculture to Filipino culture and family, while also wearing traditional clothing. The Mona Lisa was nicknamed "La Gioconda" which means "happy" in Italian, reflecting Leonardo da Vinci's aim to portray happiness, and it became one of the world's most famous paintings. The two artworks differ in their materials and styles but similarly feature women to represent

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La Gioconda, 1517 by Leonardo Da Vinci: Palay Maiden

The document compares two famous paintings - Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa from 1517 and Fernando Amorsolo's Palay Maiden from 1920. Both paintings feature women and were intended to represent the culture of their respective places and times. Specifically, the Palay Maiden depicts a Filipino woman holding grain to symbolize the important of agriculture to Filipino culture and family, while also wearing traditional clothing. The Mona Lisa was nicknamed "La Gioconda" which means "happy" in Italian, reflecting Leonardo da Vinci's aim to portray happiness, and it became one of the world's most famous paintings. The two artworks differ in their materials and styles but similarly feature women to represent

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La Gioconda, 1517 By Leonardo da Vinci

Palay Maiden, 1920 By Fernando Amorsolo

Palay is for grain and Maiden significance to Amorsolo’s preference for beauty. A


lady posing while holding a palay symbolizes the culture of the Filipino. They are
working hard for their country and for their families to develop. And also wearing
traditional clothes showing having a Filipino personality like being honest, modesty
and purity. 
La Gioconda Italian name of painting means ‘jocund’ or ‘happy’. A pun on the
feminine form of Lisa’s married name, Giocondo. La Gioconda represented the idea
of happiness. Leonardo da Vinci made the notion of happiness of the portrait and
his work makes such as ideal. Mona is a polite address as madonna – similar
to Madam  or My Lady. And this painting by Leonardo the Vinci is the world’s
famous painting.

Between these two paintings, their similarities are they are both women that
represent or displayed the culture of the Filipino. It displayed as a woman and
demonstrated their culture and country. Palay Maiden is made in canvas while the
La Gioconda is made in oil painting on a popular wood panel.

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