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How much did the Mona Lisa cost to paint?

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It is known that mostly Leonardo da Vinci was not paid for his paintings for many reasons. Leonardo da Vinci completed 12 paintings. He did not complete some commission works by the deadline or did not complete at all. read more

How much it cost to paint the Mona Lisa is irrelevant in terms of value. The Mona Lisa was one of five paintings DaVinci kept in his private collection until war forced him to sell. He sold it for the equivalent of about $800,000.00 in todays money. read more

According to the Guinness Book of Records, this makes the Mona Lisa the most valuable painting ever insured. As an expensive painting, it has only recently been surpassed (in terms of actual dollar price) by Gustav Klimt 's Adele Bloch-Bauer I, which was sold for $135 Million (£73 million) on 19 June 2006. read more

The value of the "Mona Lisa" is said to be more than $1 billion, although many experts contend that this work of art is invaluable. Painted by artist Leonardo da Vinci in 1503, the oil-on-wood painting is housed in the Louvre in Paris. read more

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