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...long after the death of Leonardo da Vinci, art historian and biographer Giorgio Vasari described the late master’s “Mona Lisa,” placing special emphasis on the lady’s uncanny simper. “And in this work of Leonardo??s there was a smile so pleasing, that it was a thing more divine than human to behold; and it was held to be something marvelous, since the reality was not more alive,” he wrote. The sublime expression of “La Joconde?...

Author: By Joshua J. Kearney, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Painting Perception | 2/9/2010 | See Source »

...part unconvincing. Ironically, he excelled at the most challenging part of the play: his final breakdown before he set out to murder Leonardo.Three actors with smaller roles deserve praise for their interpretations. Nina L. Vizcarrondo ’08, who is a former Crimson news editor, masterfully played Mujer, Leonardo??s wife. She was one of the better actresses in the entire production. Professor of Romance Languages Elena M. Brito was a very convincing Mother-in-law, and her experience on the stage was very evident. Lastly, Adrienne White ’09 comically portrayed the maid Criada...

Author: By Andres A. Arguello, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: ‘Sangre’ Sears, in Spanish | 11/4/2007 | See Source »

...when the bride-to-be—referred to only as the novia—leaves her fiancée, the novio, to return to the arms of her former lover Leonardo. The novia’s mother is furious since their family is involved in a feud with Leonardo??s. She convinces the townspeople to separate the lovers, and in the shocking wake of the battle that results, Lorca creates a world of great complexity and deep emotion.By rejecting translations, the Agassiz production of Teatro hopes to retain all of Lorca’s complexity and emotion...

Author: By Edward F. Coleman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: A Spanish Tragedy at the Agassiz | 11/2/2007 | See Source »

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