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In creating ‘Pondering the Mona Lisa’, I have aimed to bring a modern, nuanced approach to traditional portraiture of authoritative figures. Napoleon sought to have himself portrayed as a great emperor, recalling Julius Caesar. As such he is portrayed here with a tablet of Ramesses, documents on his war in Spain, and a tiger pelt. However, Napoleon is sat, with his uniform undone, and is not in a position of authority over the viewer. In fact, he is himself lost in thought looking towards Da Vinci’s painting of the Mona Lisa, which he possessed for a short time.
In creating ‘Pondering the Mona Lisa’, I have aimed to bring a modern, nuanced approach to traditional portraiture of authoritative figures. Napoleon sought to have himself portrayed as a great emperor, recalling Julius Caesar. As such he is portrayed here with a tablet of Ramesses, documents on his war in Spain, and a tiger pelt. However, Napoleon is sat, with his uniform undone, and is not in a position of authority over the viewer. In fact, he is himself lost in thought looking towards Da Vinci’s painting of the Mona Lisa, which he possessed for a short time.
In creating ‘Pondering the Mona Lisa’, I have aimed to bring a modern, nuanced approach to traditional portraiture of authoritative figures. Napoleon sought to have himself portrayed as a great emperor, recalling Julius Caesar. As such he is portrayed here with a tablet of Ramesses, documents on his war in Spain, and a tiger pelt. However, Napoleon is sat, with his uniform undone, and is not in a position of authority over the viewer. In fact, he is himself lost in thought looking towards Da Vinci’s painting of the Mona Lisa, which he possessed for a short time.
In creating ‘Pondering the Mona Lisa’, I have aimed to bring a modern, nuanced approach to traditional portraiture of authoritative figures. Napoleon sought to have himself portrayed as a great emperor, recalling Julius Caesar. As such he is portrayed here with a tablet of Ramesses, documents on his war in Spain, and a tiger pelt. However, Napoleon is sat, with his uniform undone, and is not in a position of authority over the viewer. In fact, he is himself lost in thought looking towards Da Vinci’s painting of the Mona Lisa, which he possessed for a short time.
In creating ‘Pondering the Mona Lisa’, I have aimed to bring a modern, nuanced approach to traditional portraiture of authoritative figures. Napoleon sought to have himself portrayed as a great emperor, recalling Julius Caesar. As such he is portrayed here with a tablet of Ramesses, documents on his war in Spain, and a tiger pelt. However, Napoleon is sat, with his uniform undone, and is not in a position of authority over the viewer. In fact, he is himself lost in thought looking towards Da Vinci’s painting of the Mona Lisa, which he possessed for a short time.
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Pondering the Mona Lisa Painting

Oliver Toovey

United Kingdom

Painting, Oil on Canvas

Size: 47.2 W x 39.4 H x 2 D in

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In creating ‘Pondering the Mona Lisa’, I have aimed to bring a modern, nuanced approach to traditional portraiture of authoritative figures. Napoleon sought to have himself portrayed as a great emperor, recalling Julius Caesar. As such he is portrayed here with a tablet of Ramesses, documents on his war in Spain, and a tiger pelt. However, Napoleon is sat, with his uniform undone, and is not in a position of authority over the viewer. In fact, he is himself lost in thought looking towards Da Vinci’s painting of the Mona Lisa, which he possessed for a short time.

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Painting:Oil on Canvas

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Size:47.2 W x 39.4 H x 2 D in

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I am a self-taught artist specialising in oils. I first started painting in 2012 and generally painted whatever caught my interest. This has in the last few years narrowed down to focus on figurative art, with themes of lost artwork, Don Quixote, historical paintings and portraiture. Looking forward to presenting my next collection in late 2020/early 2021 - "Lost Art".

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