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Why is The Mona Lisa so famous? Vocabulary

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  • to repeatedly advertise and discuss something in newspapers, on television, etc. in order to attract everyone's interest,
    to hype/ to hype sth. up
  • The quality of being attractive, interesting, or exciting. (temptation)
    allure
  • someone or something that represents a quality or an idea exactly
    embodiment (of)
  • 1. a famous person that most people know of; 2. the name or brand of a product that is very well known
    a household name
  • Art in which the concept or idea takes precedence over traditional aesthetic concerns.
    conceptual art
  • A painting technique in the Renaissance used for softening the transition between colours and creating a blurred area.
    sfumato
  • A period in European history making the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity. Artist aimed to revive and surpass ideas and achievements of classical antiquity. (15th-16th century)
    Renaissance
  • A term to describe art that is clearly derived from clear object sources, mimicking reality.
    figurative art
  • very noticeable or attracting attention, often in a way that is not wanted
    conspicuous