Searching
online artist discussion boards, I found a lot of debate about
Giclee On Canvas Prints.
The purists vowed to never offer their original artwork in Giclee or any type of print at all.
Others considered the value of making their work more affordable by offering limited prints.
But if
Leonardo Da Vinci were alive today, what would he think?
My gut tells me he'd bellow, "Go for it!" (In Italian, of course.) In Da Vinci's day, he was competing with
Michelangelo and
Raphael for paid gigs to keep his cash flow going. I can sympathize.
Considering old Leonardo's experimentation with different paint mediums, combined with his interest in science and mechanics (he even toyed with a form of photgraphy!), I'd say Leo would be open to the idea of offering the
Mona Lisa in a Giclee on Canvas Print.
Why not? These days, everyone else is offering Mona Lisa prints online and it hasn't seemed to lessen the value of DaVinci's original.
I can see it now -- Leonardo hunched over his keyboard, uploading his work for prints on demand.
UPDATE:
"When Liberty Wept" Now Available In Open Edition Prints:
Click here for 24"Wx30"H Size ($365)
Click here for 16"Wx20"H Size ($175)
