Also known as
  • La Joconde,
  • La Gioconda
Mona Lisa (also known as La Gioconda) is a 16th century portrait painted in oil on a poplar panel by Leonardo Da Vinci during the Italian Renaissance. The work is owned by the French government and hangs in the Musée du Louvre in Paris, France with the title Portrait of Lisa Gherardini, wife of Francesco del Giocondo. The painting is a half-length portrait and depicts a woman whose expression is often described as enigmatic. The ambiguity of the sitter's expression, the monumentality of the... full article at wikipedia
With the exception of Wikipedia summaries and some images the content on this page is typically distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution license or Public Domain.
Wikipedia.gif
The original description for this topic was automatically generated from the Wikipedia article "Mona Lisa" licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.

Topic History

Created by Metaweb Oct 22, 2006
Last edited by Metaweb about 23 hours ago

Recent Discussions about Mona Lisa

There are no conversations on this topic. Would you like to start one?

Start the Discussion