The world's most famous painting will now show a generic landscape, the museum Louvre and explains that the original protagonist shows women as passive objects for men's eyes.
Most have probably seen the subject numerous times. Either in its original form at the Louvre in Paris or reproduced in magazines, on t-shirts or postcards. "Mona Lisa" is probably the most well known and widely used painting in the world.
But from next week, the title figure no longer appear on Leonardo da Vinci's canvas.
"The painting was created in a time when women were seen as passive objects for men's eyes. Mona Lisa is an example of a woman who is expected to smile and look mysterious as she keeps his mouth shut, "says museum director Jean-Luc Martinez, who has hired four Italian painters to remove the Mona Lisa from painting and replace her with a landscape similar to the background of the original "Mona Lisa".
"There will be some trees, maybe a little water or a hiking trail. We have tried to keep the design as neutral and inclusive as possible, so either planting or cultural elements reproduces patriarchal norms, "he continues.
Italian feminists have applauded the drastic change of the painting, but believes that it should also change the title.
"The word" mona "is a sex charges that keeps women in a role as either submissive wives or married mature virgins. Moreover, it makes no sense to call a painting by a person who is not acting on it, "says the activist Lisa Di Pietro, who have seen many references to its namesake:
"More men have called me Mona Lisa, as if it was a compliment. But I will not compare to a house slave who feel compelled to shave his eyebrows to live up to the twisted ideals of beauty. "
Louvre is not alone in his drastic decision. Also the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, which displays "The Last Supper", considering wiping repressive motives from da Vinci's another widely known work, said in a press release:
"Jesus is in the center, surrounded by men, which may seem exclusionary to Jews, Muslims, asatruar and women."
Most have probably seen the subject numerous times. Either in its original form at the Louvre in Paris or reproduced in magazines, on t-shirts or postcards. "Mona Lisa" is probably the most well known and widely used painting in the world.
But from next week, the title figure no longer appear on Leonardo da Vinci's canvas.
"The painting was created in a time when women were seen as passive objects for men's eyes. Mona Lisa is an example of a woman who is expected to smile and look mysterious as she keeps his mouth shut, "says museum director Jean-Luc Martinez, who has hired four Italian painters to remove the Mona Lisa from painting and replace her with a landscape similar to the background of the original "Mona Lisa".
"There will be some trees, maybe a little water or a hiking trail. We have tried to keep the design as neutral and inclusive as possible, so either planting or cultural elements reproduces patriarchal norms, "he continues.
Italian feminists have applauded the drastic change of the painting, but believes that it should also change the title.
"The word" mona "is a sex charges that keeps women in a role as either submissive wives or married mature virgins. Moreover, it makes no sense to call a painting by a person who is not acting on it, "says the activist Lisa Di Pietro, who have seen many references to its namesake:
"More men have called me Mona Lisa, as if it was a compliment. But I will not compare to a house slave who feel compelled to shave his eyebrows to live up to the twisted ideals of beauty. "
Louvre is not alone in his drastic decision. Also the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, which displays "The Last Supper", considering wiping repressive motives from da Vinci's another widely known work, said in a press release:
"Jesus is in the center, surrounded by men, which may seem exclusionary to Jews, Muslims, asatruar and women."
