In most cases, it’s the arts that make the artists famous, but in Mona Lisa’s case, it’s the artist that gives the art its worth. Leonardo Da Vinci was famous not because of the Mona Lisa, but because of his other works of science. The Mona Lisa was but a side project to him, he needed to do commission because he needed to survive.
This is a very odd framing of Da Vinci. He was very much famous for his art and the more scientific works weren’t discovered until later. In his time even he was comissioned for his arts by the most wealthy and powerful people and groups. Saying he did commissions to survive as though he’s a modern artist is especially odd - he was in a guild, he had apprentices. I dunno this whole comment is very strange
In most cases, it’s the arts that make the artists famous, but in Mona Lisa’s case, it’s the artist that gives the art its worth. Leonardo Da Vinci was famous not because of the Mona Lisa, but because of his other works of science. The Mona Lisa was but a side project to him, he needed to do commission because he needed to survive.
This is a very odd framing of Da Vinci. He was very much famous for his art and the more scientific works weren’t discovered until later. In his time even he was comissioned for his arts by the most wealthy and powerful people and groups. Saying he did commissions to survive as though he’s a modern artist is especially odd - he was in a guild, he had apprentices. I dunno this whole comment is very strange