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Mona Lisa
painting by Leonardo da Vinci
- Also called:
- Portrait of Lisa Gherardini, wife of Francesco del Giocondo
- Italian:
- La Gioconda, or
- French:
- La Joconde
Recent News
May 14, 2024, 4:44 AM ET (CBC)
Geologist says she knows the Mona Lisa's setting. But not everyone is convinced
May 12, 2024, 6:23 AM ET (The Guardian)
Mystery of where Mona Lisa was painted has been solved, geologist claims
May 10, 2024, 6:11 AM ET (The Indian Express)
Once behind hurling soup at Mona Lisa, activists throw ‘orange powder’ inside Versailles’ Hall of Mirrors
May 3, 2024, 2:16 AM ET (Smithsonian Magazine)
The Louvre Is Thinking About Moving the 'Mona Lisa' to Its Own Room Underground
Apr. 28, 2024, 4:43 AM ET (NPR)
'Mona Lisa' upgrade plans include move to a separate room underground
Top Questions
Who was the Mona Lisa in real life?
Who was the Mona Lisa in real life?
How many years did it take to paint the Mona Lisa?
How many years did it take to paint the Mona Lisa?
Where is the real Mona Lisa kept?
Where is the real Mona Lisa kept?
What is the value of the Mona Lisa?
What is the value of the Mona Lisa?
Why is the Mona Lisa so famous?
Why is the Mona Lisa so famous?
Mona Lisa, oil painting on a poplar wood panel by Leonardo da Vinci, probably the world’s most famous painting. It was painted sometime between 1503 and 1519, when Leonardo was living in Florence, and it now hangs in the Louvre Museum, Paris, where it remained an object of pilgrimage in the 21st century. The sitter’s mysterious smile and her unproven identity have made the painting a source of ongoing investigation and fascination. The painting presents a woman in half-body portrait, which has as a backdrop a distant landscape. Yet this simple description of a seemingly standard composition gives little sense ...(100 of 1675 words)