TOW 27

One of the most famous paintings of all time might have gotten even better. Turns out, according to an article by the Daily Mail, the Mona Lisa may have been Da Vinci’s try at 3-D art.  The Mona Lisa has a much less known cousin housed in a Spanish museum.  In fact an article by Kieran Corcoran and Sophie Jane Evans tells the details of how Da Vinci may have gone so far as to have hid in technology that would not be invented for many centuries under everyone’s noses.  In their article Corcoran and Evans uses some specific techniques to get their points across.  One of the stronger was the ethos they tried to convey.  There were a couple of tactics that went into this objective.  The first of which was the usage of quotes.  Throughout their article Evans and Corcoran sprinkle in many small quotes as a way of making them sound more official and knowledgeable while at the same time cutting straight to the chase.  These quotes offer up many positives, from the fact that it leads them in the right direction with their articles to the fact that it offers a little separation between them and the opinion.  A second technique, which they used, which was helpful was the assistance of pictures.  The writers added in some pictures of both paintings along with some diagrams.  The pictures helped to emphasize the ideas that they were promoting, the fat that the pictures made each other look deeper and more 3-D like.  Also the writers used diagrams with legos.  This helped for the audience’s understanding but lowered the ethos of the story.  With all of those specialized techniques combined it is easy to understand what the article is trying to explain.  The Mona Lisa may have been an attempt at 3-D but even if not it’s still the Mona Lisa