![]() ![]() The painting's global fame and popularity stem from its 1911 theft by Vincenzo Peruggia, who attributed his actions to Italian patriotism-a belief it should belong to Italy. It has been on permanent display at the Louvre in Paris since 1797. It was acquired by King Francis I of France and is now the property of the French Republic. ![]() It was believed to have been painted between 15 however, Leonardo may have continued working on it as late as 1517. Leonardo never gave the painting to the Giocondo family, and it is believed he later left it in his will to his favored apprentice Salaì. It is painted in oil on a white Lombardy poplar panel. The painting has been definitively identified to depict Italian noblewoman Lisa del Giocondo. The painting's novel qualities include the subject's enigmatic expression, monumentality of the composition, the subtle modelling of forms, and the atmospheric illusionism. The Mona Lisa ( / ˌ m oʊ n ə ˈ l iː s ə/ MOH-nə LEE-sə Italian: Gioconda or Monna Lisa French: Joconde ) is a half-length portrait painting by Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci.Ĭonsidered an archetypal masterpiece of the Italian Renaissance, it 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". The Mona Lisa digitally retouched to reduce the effects of aging.
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