Portrait of girl with landscape – Print

This surrealist reimagining of the Mona Lisa transforms Leonardo’s famous portrait into a prophetic presence speaking to environmental concerns. The figure, rendered in ethereal grays and whites, maintains the iconic seated pose of the original but carries deep symbolic meaning through new elements. She cradles a pomegranate (melograna) in her lap while another lies at her bare feet – the fruit serving as a powerful symbol of hope for a possible future despite adversity. The atmospheric background subverts Leonardo’s idyllic landscape, replacing it with a decaying cityscape, while the figure’s spectral appearance and bare feet serve as a warning sign. The stark orange geometric platform and the ghost-like rendering of the woman create a tension between traditional artistic beauty and contemporary environmental crisis. Through this dialogue between Renaissance icon and modern ecological concerns, the painting transforms the Mona Lisa’s enigmatic smile into a more complex meditation on humanity’s relationship with its future.