"Mona Lisa looks as if she has just been sick, or is about to be"

- Noel Coward

About this Quote

Noel Coward's quote about the Mona Lisa recommends that the painting communicates a sense of anxiousness and discomfort. The painting's subject seems in a state of distress, as if she has actually simply been ill or is about to be. This analysis of the painting implies that the lady in the painting is in a susceptible state, which her expression is one of apprehension and concern. The painting's soft colors and the lady's enigmatic smile even more add to the sense of unease that the painting communicates. Coward's quote recommends that the painting is not simply a picture of a lady, but rather a representation of a complicated emotion. The painting's subtlety and uncertainty allow viewers to analyze the painting in a range of methods, and Coward's quote is one such analysis.

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This quote is written / told by Noel Coward between December 16, 1899 and March 26, 1973. He/she was a famous Playwright from England. The author also have 25 other quotes.

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