Who is Mona Lisa?

Over the years, scholars have debated the true inspiration behind the most famous half-smile in history—and possibly even the world's most recognizable face. read more

According to art experts, the Mona Lisa is the best known, most visited, and overall most famous work of art in the entire world. Painted by da Vinci between 1503 and 1506, the Mona Lisa is an oil painting on a poplar panel. 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

Leonardo da Vinci: Mona Lisa Mona Lisa, oil painting on a poplar wood panel by Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1503–06; in the Louvre, Paris. The Print Collection—Heritage-Images Leonardo da Vinci: Mona Lisa Overview of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, with a discussion of the sitter's identity. read more