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[[Image:Mona Lisa (La Gioconda).jpg|thumb|300px|The ''Mona Lisa'']]

[[Image:Mona Lisa (La Gioconda).jpg|thumb|300px|The ''Mona Lisa'']]

The '''"Mona Lisa"''' (also known as La Giaconda) is a 16th-century portrait by Italian [[Renaissance]] artist Leonardo da Vinci, and is one of the best-known artworks of all time.  

The '''"Mona Lisa"''' (also known as La Giaconda) is a 16th-century portrait by Italian [[Renaissance]] artist [[Leonardo da Vinci]], and is one of the best-known artworks of all time.  

The painting's fame increased after its theft from the Louvre on August 21st, 1911.<ref>25 Crimes of the Century: Stealing the Mona Lisa, 1911, Time magazine http://www.time.com/time/2007/crimes/2.html</ref> Additionally the expression of the figure sitting for the portrait is often described as enigmatic, leading to a great deal of speculation.

The painting's fame increased after its theft from the Louvre on August 21st, 1911.<ref>25 Crimes of the Century: Stealing the Mona Lisa, 1911, Time magazine http://www.time.com/time/2007/crimes/2.html</ref> Additionally the expression of the figure sitting for the portrait is often described as enigmatic, leading to a great deal of speculation.

*[[Painting Masterpieces]]

*[[Painting Masterpieces]]

*[[Last Supper]]

*[[Last Supper]]

[[Category:Painting]]

[[Category:Painting]]

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