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Jul 22, 2024 · 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 ...
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Interpretation of Mona Lisa. Valued in excess of $1 billion, the Mona Lisa, perhaps the greatest treasure of Renaissance art, is one of many masterpieces of High Renaissance painting housed in the Louvre. The painting is known to Italians as La Gioconda, the French call her La Joconde. The work is arguably the finest ever example of portrait ...
Aug 31, 2022 · Contextual Analysis: A Brief Socio-Historical Overview. The widely held consensus on who commissioned the painting Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci is Francesco del Giocondo; he was reportedly a silk merchant, and his wife was Lisa del Giocondo (her maiden name was Gherardini), who was the subject for the Mona Lisa.
- Alicia du Plessis
- Leonardo da Vinci
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- c. 1503-1517
Dec 12, 2023 · The Mona Lisa (/ˌmoʊnə ˈliːsə/; Italian: Monna Lisa [ˈmɔnna ˈliːza] or La Gioconda [la dʒoˈkonda], French: La Joconde [la ʒɔkɔ̃d]) is a half-length portrait painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci that has been described as "the best known, the most visited, the most written about, the most sung about, the most parodied work of art in the world".
- Louvre, Paris, France
The Mona Lisa is a painting by Leonardo da Vinci, which he began around 1503 and worked on until his death in 1519. It depicts a mysteriously smiling woman known as Mona Lisa. The identity of the Mona Lisa is unresolved, but the majority of researchers believe it to be Lisa del Giocondo. The Mona Lisa is considered the most famous and renowned ...
May 20, 2019 · Ahmed Art. Zikik. 30 x 30 x 1 Cm. $ 590. Visitors in front of the Mona Lisa at the Louvre in Paris. Despite being the world’s most famous painting, a profound skepticism still surrounds the woman with the enigmatic smile. Fascinating, intriguing and mysterious; the Mona Lisa is still discussed animatedly today, offering a vital insight into ...
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