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The Mona Lisa

Mona Lisa (La Gioconda or the Mona Lisa is also known) is a portrait of the sixteenth century oil on poplar wood painted in Florence, Italy with Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci in the Renaissance. Work is currently owned by the French government and is on display at the Louvre in Paris under the title "Portrait of Lisa Gherardini, wife of Francesco del Giocondo.In addition, it is the best known and most iconic paintings in the world.

The painting is a bust and shows a woman whose face is often described as enigmatic.Others believe that the slight smile, a sign that the issue is a secret. The ambiguity of the expression of the subject, the monumentality of the composition, and modeling of subtle and atmospheric illusionism new properties that have contributed to the continuing fascination and study of the work.In 1911, it has been stolen and copied, the copies have been sold as the real painting. It was recovered in 1913.