Is the Mona Lisa the most over-hyped work of art?

Well... yes and no. By the first decade of the 20th century, Leonardo Da Vinci had been established as a genius in many areas for about 400 years. There were a number of his painted works that attested to his mastery of composition and technique. read more

The Mona Lisa had a significant reputation both as a historical object and as an artistic masterpiece- but this view was mostly shared only by other artists, collectors, art historians, scholars and the like. read more

The Mona Lisa is quite possibly the most well-known piece of painted artwork in the entire world. It was painted by the Leonardo Da Vinci, the famous Italian artist, between 1504 and 1519, and is a half body commission for a woman named Lisa Gherardini. read more

The Mona Lisa (/ ˌ m oʊ n ə ˈ l iː s ə /; Italian: Monna Lisa [ˈmɔnna ˈliːza] or La Gioconda [la dʒoˈkonda], French: La Joconde [la ʒɔkɔ̃d]) is a half-length portrait painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci that has been described as "the best known, the most visited, the most written about, the most sung about, the most parodied work of art in the world". read more