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THE COMPLETE MONA LISA

Few people know that the commonly known Mona Lisa (Actually entitled La Gioconda by Leonardo da Vinci) is only part of the full painting. The lower half is seldom unveiled as it’s considered to be of lesser quality than the top of the painting, and possibly unfinished by the artist.

But the Louvre today unveiled the lower half for a new exhibition taking place until this summer. Said Louvre Curator Lou V’Curador, “The Mona Lisa, as it’s known, is more than people think. Leonardo was ahead of his time and this threatened art critics of his era so he kept the lower portion hidden and until now, we at the Louvre have respected this concept. But we felt the time was right to showcase the full work.”

V’Curador went on to explain that many modern art aficionados would be upset by the unveiling, and that it would hurt some of their feelings. But V’Curador explained, it was important to the art world as a whole, and everyone knew- He had to do it to ‘em.

Lou V’Curador.

Lou V’Curador.

Lou V’Curador.

Lou V’Curador.

Please refer to him by his proper title, Louvre Curator Lou V’Curador.

You might say he was born for the job

Louis Donatien Alphonse François V’Curador was born in 1977 in a village near Lyon. From an early age he expressed an interest in art. Even at age four he poured over books by Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo. He always favored the classics, eschewing anything newer than early impressionists.

He began to work at the Louvre in the 90s as a preservation coordinator, under former curator Ancien Conservateur. Ancien did not make sweeping changes in policy nor function. All who knew her said she preserved a good status quo, treated everyone well, and upheld the balance between the four major departments of the Louvre:

Paintings, Sculptures, Instillations, and Preservation. Under Conservateur’s leadership, the four departments lived together in harmony. But everything changed when the Painting department expanded into the north wing and annexed budgetary concerns from the other departments. Only Conservateur, master of all four departments, could stop them, but when the Louvre needed her most, she vanished.

Time passed and the Louvre elected a new curator, Louis “Lou” V’Curador. And although his departmental interbudgetary planning skills are great, he has a lot to learn before he’s ready to reorganize the spending policy register. But I believe Lou V’Curador can save the museum:

Louvre Curator Lou V’Curador, 2019

@fjetspad Skipping random consonants is literally the sole defining feature of the French language, or as it’s called in America, “Le Fonch Len-gwajjj.” I should know, I studied it for 5 entire minutes of The Little Mermaid’s runtime.