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Mona Lisa

Also known as La Gioconda, Monna Lisa, The Mona Lisa

The Mona Lisa is a half-length portrait painting by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci. Considered 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, [and] the most parodied work of art in the world." The painting's novel qualities include the subject's enigmatic expression, monumentality of the composition, the subtle modelling of forms, and the atmospheric illusionism.

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The Mona Lisa is a portrait painting created by Leonardo da Vinci. It was commissioned by Francesco del Giocondo and made from oil paint on wood. The work was produced in Florence, which was then part of the Republic of Florence. The painting depicts Lisa del Giocondo, along with a sky, a body of water, and a bridge.

The artwork has been owned by Francis I of France and is currently located in the Louvre Museum in Paris. It measures 79.4 by 53.4. The piece has been the subject of vandalism and theft. It is also known by the titles La Gioconda and Portrait de Mona Lisa, dite la Joconde. The copyright status of the work is public domain.

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Instance of: painting
Named after: Lisa del Giocondo
Country: France
Located in: Paris
Continent: Europe
Owned by: Francis I of France
Genre: portrait
Country of origin: Republic of Florence
Main subject: Lisa del Giocondo
Movement: Italian Renaissance
Material used: wood
Creator: Leonardo da Vinci
Location: Louvre Museum
Image: Mona Lisa, by Leonardo da Vinci, from C2RMF natural color.jpg
Height: 79.4
Width: 53.4
Significant event: vandalism

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commissioned by: Francesco del Giocondo
location of creation: Florence
topic's main category: Category:Mona Lisa
Commons category: Mona Lisa
catalog code: 22
title: Mona Lisa
depicts Iconclass notation: 61BB2(Lisa del Giocondo)11
copyright status: public domain
inventory number: MR 316
name: the portrait of Mona Lisa
inception: 1503-00-00
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
described at URL: focus.louvre.fr/sites/default/files/GG10-le-vrai-visage-de-monna-lisa.pdf
subject has role: scientific controversy
topic has template: Template:Mona Lisa

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The Mona Lisa is a half-length portrait painting by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci. Considered 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, [and] the most parodied work of art in the world." The painting's novel qualities include the subject's enigmatic expression, the monumentality of the composition, the subtle modelling of forms, and the atmospheric illusionism.

The painting has been traditionally considered to depict the Italian noblewoman Lisa del Giocondo. It is painted in oil on a white poplar panel. Leonardo never gave the painting to the Giocondo family. It was believed to have been painted between 1503 and 1506; however, Leonardo may have continued working on it as late as 1517. King Francis I of France acquired the Mona Lisa after Leonardo's death in 1519, and it became the property of the French Republic. It has normally been on display at the Louvre in Paris since 1797.

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