Mona Lisa


 
 
Mona Lisa

The Mona Lisa (Italian, Spanish: La Gioconda; French: La Joconde), is an oil painting on poplar wood by the famous Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci. The painting is owned by the French government and hangs in the Mus?e du Louvre in Paris.

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The painting (also less commonly spelled Monna Lisa) shows a woman looking out at the viewer with what is often described as an "enigmatic smile". The Mona Lisa is perhaps the most famous piece in art history; few other works of art are as romanticized, celebrated, or reproduced.

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Mona Lisa
Mona Lisa
Mona Lisa  c.1507
Mona Lisa c.1507
Mona Lisa  c.1507
Mona Lisa c.1507
Mona Lisa Smile
Mona Lisa Smile
Mona Lisa Smile
Mona Lisa Smile
Mona Lisa - Joint
Mona Lisa - Joint
Mona Lisa 1000 Piece Puzzle
Mona Lisa 1000 Piece Puzzle
Double Mona Lisa  1963
Double Mona Lisa 1963
Mona Lisa Throws Up Macaroni  c.1992
Mona Lisa Throws Up Macaroni c.1992
Portrait of a Woman Inspired by the Mona Lisa
Portrait of a Woman Inspired by the Mona Lisa
Lisa Marie
Lisa Marie
Lisa Lopes
Lisa Lopes

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Introduction
Title
History
Identity of the model
Aesthetics
Role in popular culture and avant-garde art
External links
 
FR: La Joconde


 

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