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      Mona Lisa is a 16th century portrait painted in oil on a poplar panel in Florence by Leonardo da Vinci during the Italian Renaissance. It is perhaps the most famous and iconic painting in the world.

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      The name the painting is most recognized by is Mona Lisa but that only came about because of a spelling error! The original name of the painting was Monna Lisa. Monna, in Italian, was a common Italian shortening of Madonna, meaning "my lady."

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      Most people know that Leonardo da Vinci is the artist, but many believe that the woman's identity is unknown. Some even think that it's him - Leonardo da Vinci himself in the female form. The most commonly believed theory is that the woman is Lisa Gherardini, born in 1479. She was 24 years old and the mother of two sons when she posed for the painting.

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      The unrivaled fame of this work is partially because it was stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris in broad daylight by an employee in 1911. It was thankfully recovered two years later.



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      Artist assistants stand next to 3,604 cups of coffee which have been made into a giant Mona Lisa in Sydney, Australia . The 3,604 cups of coffee were each filled with different amounts of milk to create the different shades!

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      The painting resides in its own room in the Louvre Museum in Paris. It's protected in a climate controlled environment and encased in bullet proof glass. This room was built especially for the painting and cost the museum over seven million dollars. The painting's considered priceless and can't be insured.











There's Just Something
About The Mona Lisa Portrait
That Inspires Our Artists
From All Around The World!

        


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