Choose one art piece from the high renaissance period and write a two-paragraph art critique on the piece.

The Mona Lisa (1503-06), known to Italians as La Gioconda, is not only one of the great masterpieces of High Renaissance painting but also the best example of portrait art. It´s composition and the atmospheric illusionism were new features at the time.  

Not only has an aura of mystery that arises from an enigmatic half-smile and her gaze pointed to the right of the observer.  It also projects a great serenity through various factors. First, the muted color scheme. Second, the peaceful sfumato tonality, Leonardo's own technique. And third, the composition created by the pyramid-shaped pose. Mona Lisa´s posture is inspired by the pyramid image used to represent a sitting Madonna.

mount st. helens in washington erupts, causing a massive avalanche and killing 57 people on this day in 1980. ash from the volcanic eruption fell as far away as minnesota. seismic activity at mount st. helens, which is 96 miles south of seattle, began on march 16.

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what started the norman conquest?

profound political, administrative, and social changes in the british isles. last line of my information: )