The Mona Lisa (/ ˌmoʊnə ˈliːsə / MOH-nə LEE-sə; Italian: la Gioconda [la dʒoˈkonda] or Monna Lisa [ˈmɔnna ˈliːza]; French: la Joconde [la ʒɔkɔ̃d]) is a half-length portrait painting by Italian …

Feb 7, 2025 · Mona Lisa, oil painting on a poplar wood panel by Leonardo da Vinci, probably the world’s most famous painting. The sitter’s mysterious smile and her unproven identity have …

Five centuries after Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa (1503–19), the portrait hangs behind bulletproof glass within the Louvre Museum and draws thousands of jostling spectators …

Few works of art have captured the imagination as much as Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa. The mystery and allure of her portrait reaches far beyond her modest 30-inch x 20-inch frame....

Leonardo da Vinci, Portrait of Lisa Gherardini (known as the Mona Lisa), c. 1503–19, oil on poplar panel, 77 x 53 cm (Musée du Louvre, Paris) The Mona Lisa’s mysterious smile has inspired …

Mona Lisa is an oil-on-panel masterpiece painted by Leonardo da Vinci between 1503 and 1506. The painting was created in Florence, Italy, and depicts a woman believed to be Lisa …

Aug 31, 2022 · Because the Mona Lisa painting is a portrait, the orientation is vertical, which gives it implied vertical linearity. However, the landscape behind her emphasizes horizontal lines …

This portrait is believed to be of Lisa Gherardini, the wife of Florentine fabric merchant Francesco del Giocondo. In Italian it is known as "La Gioconda", but in English it is commonly...

We believe art has the power to transform lives and to build understanding across cultures. The brilliant histories of art belong to everyone, no matter their background.

Jan 28, 2025 · As for the Mona Lisa, the painting never fell into the hands of the del Giocondo family. Upon Leonardo da Vinci’s death in Amboise, France in 1519, the painting was acquired …