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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"''' is | + | 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. |
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| + | 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. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 22:13, November 13, 2009
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.[1] Additionally the expression of the figure sitting for the portrait is often described as enigmatic, leading to a great deal of speculation.
See also
- ↑ 25 Crimes of the Century: Stealing the Mona Lisa, 1911, Time magazine http://www.time.com/time/2007/crimes/2.html