Le sourire de la Joconde

From a very young age, Leonardo da Vinci had dreamed of the smile of his mother, whom he had never met. One day, in 1503, Signor Francesco del Giocondo asked him to paint a portrait of his wife, Mona Lisa. She was so beautiful that Leonardo thought he was seeing his mother's face for the first time...

From a very young age, Leonardo da Vinci had dreamed of the smile of his mother, whom he had never met. One day, in 1503, Signor Francesco del Giocondo asked him to paint a portrait of his wife, Mona Lisa. She was so beautiful that Leonardo thought he was seeing his mother's face for the first time. But, Mona Lisa did not know how to smile...

Art is a child's game, to lead a child towards a work of art is to be guided by him as much as by the work itself, by entering his imagination.

It is, for example, to make Leonardo da Vinci and the Mona Lisa the characters of a tale, which gives more importance to the dream than to the historical truth. So that the child, who dreamed while reading this book, still dreams while seeing the work.

French
30 pages

Rmn - Grand Palais Publishing