Leonardo da Vinci: Mona Lisa
| Artist
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Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) |
| | Alternative names
| Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci, Leonardo
| | Description
| Italian painter, engineer, astronomer, philosopher, anatomist and mathematician
| | Date of birth/death
| 15 April 1452
| 2 May 1519
| | Location of birth/death
| Anchiano
| Amboise
| | Work period
| from 1466 until 1519
| | Work location
| Florence (1466–1482), Milan (1483–1499),
Mantua (1499), Venice (1500), Florence (1500–1506),
Milan (1506–1513), Florence (1507–1508), Rome
(1513–1516), Amboise (1513–1518)
| | Authority control
| - : Q762
- VIAF: 24604287
- ISNI: 0000 0001 2124 423X
- ULAN:
500010879
- LCCN: n79034525
- NLA: 35964654
- WorldCat
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| Title
| Български: Световноизвестната картина Мона Лиза (наричана още и Джокондата, от итал. La Gioconda — „веселата жена“) от Леонардо да Винчи. Italiano: La Gioconda (Monna Lisa) English: Mona Lisa Español: La Mona Lisa فارسی: مونا لیزا Français : La Joconde Српски / srpski: Мона Лиза Deutsch: Die Mona Lisa ქართული: მონა ლიზა, ხშირად ჯოკონდა
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| Object type
| painting
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| Genre
| portrait
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| Depicted people
| Lisa del Giocondo
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| Date
| between 1503 and 1506
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| Medium
| oil on poplar wood
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| Dimensions
| height: 77 cm (30.3 in); width: 53 cm (20.8 in)
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| Collection
|
Louvre Museum (Inventory) |
| | Native name
| Louvre Museum
| | Location
| Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois ,
France
| | Coordinates
| 48° 51′ 40″ N, 2° 20′ 09″ E
| | Established
| 10 August 1793
| | Web page
| www.louvre.fr
| | Authority control
| - : Q19675
- VIAF: 257711507
- ISNI: 0000 0001 2260 177X
- ULAN:
500125189
- LCCN: n80020283
- NLA: 35912436
- WorldCat
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| Current location
| Paris
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| Accession number
| INV 779 and MR 316 (Department of Paintings of the Louvre)
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| Place of creation
| Florence
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| Object history
| - 1519: acquired by
- 21 August 1911: unknown event: theft of Mona Lisa
- 1956: damaged
- 30 December 1956: damaged
- 29 May 2022: damaged
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| Exhibition history
| - Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, National Gallery of Art, 8 January 1963 - 3 February 1963
- The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, Metropolitan Museum of
Art, 6 February 1963 - 4 March 1963
- Mona Lisa Exhibition,
Tokyo National Museum, 20 April 1974 - 10 June 1974
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| References
| - A Treasury of Art Masterpieces: from the Renaissance to the Present Day, 22
- The Most Famous Paintings of the World, 7
- Leonardo da Vinci: The Complete Paintings and Drawings, XXV
- //www.louvre.fr/oeuvre-notices/portrait-de-lisa-gherardini-epouse-de-francesco-del-giocondo (French)
- //www.louvre.fr/en/oeuvre-notices/mona-lisa-–-portrait-lisa-gherardini-wife-francesco-del-giocondo (English)
- //www.louvre.fr/jp/oeuvre-notices/《フランチェスコ・デル・ジョコンドの妻、リーザ・ゲラルディーニの肖像》
(Japanese)
- //www.louvre.fr/zh/oeuvre-notices/《蒙娜丽莎》
(Mandarin Chinese)
- //www.wga.hu/html/l/leonardo/04/0monalis.html
(English)
- Joconde work ID: 000PE025604
- Louvre Museum ARK ID: 010062370
- RKDimages ID: 302327
- AGORHA work ID: 12544
- Panorama de l'art ID: la-joconde
- WikiArt ID: leonardo-da-vinci/mona-lisa
- Images d'Art artwork ID: leonard-de-vinci_la-joconde_huile-sur-bois_1503
- Zeri image ID: 34373
- BALaT object ID: 40006392
- 1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die, p. 135
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| Authority control
| - : Q12418
- VIAF: 180757281
- LCCN: n98092274
- NLA:
35300571
- Louvre: 010062370
- GND: 4074156-4
- WorldCat
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| Source/Photographer
| (Upload Sept. 19, 2010) Au plus près des oeuvres ! - //musee.louvre.fr/zoom/index.html (Microsoft Silverlight required)
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| Other versions
| 7.854 × 11.498 pixels, from C2RMF 7.601 × 11.348 pixels, from C2RMF 7.479 × 11.146 pixels, from C2RMF 6.441 × 9.565 pixels, from the Musée du Louvre 3.221 × 4.782 pixels remastered color, from the Musée du Louvre 3.000 × 4.471 pixels, from C2RMF 2.835 × 4.289 pixels, from the Musée du Louvre 2.835 × 4.289 pixels, with colors adjusted, from the Musée du Louvre 2.835 × 4.289 pixels, with reduced yellowing, from the Musée du Louvre -
2.580 × 3.840 pixels, photographed by ANGELUS 2.403 × 3.591 pixels, from the Musée du Louvre Based on "Prado Copy" Soft color restoration on the basis of copy by Francesco Melzi how the Mona Lisa
might originally have looked like, 1.448 x 2.164 pixels
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Why Mona Lisa painting is so famous?
Indeed, the Mona Lisa is a very realistic portrait. The subject's softly sculptural face shows Leonardo's skillful handling of sfumato, an artistic technique that uses subtle gradations of light and shadow to model form, and shows his understanding of the skull beneath the skin.
What is the message of Mona Lisa painting?
The sense of overall harmony achieved in the painting—especially apparent in the sitter's faint smile—reflects Leonardo's idea of the cosmic link connecting humanity and nature, making this painting an enduring record of Leonardo's vision.
Who is Mona Lisa and why is she famous?
Sometimes known as La Gioconda or La Joconde, the Mona Lisa is a half-length portrait of a woman by famous Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci. According to art experts, the Mona Lisa is the best known, most visited, and overall most famous work of art in the entire world.
What is the Mona Lisa painting based on?
The most common answer is that the Mona Lisa is a portrait of the real-life Lisa Gherardini who was born on June 15, 1479, in Via Maggio, Republic of Florence and died July 15, 1542. Gherardini was the wife of a Florentine merchant named Francesco del Giocondo.