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Tuesday 21 July 2020

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Mona Lisa, how she became famous and when and everything about her. How did Lisa become famous? As you all might not know she became famous It became an overnight sensation. “Before its theft,” notes NPR, “the 'Mona Lisa' was not widely known outside the art world. Leonardo da Vinci painted it in 1507, but it wasn't until the 1860s that critics began to hail it as a masterwork of Renaissance painting. It was the intrigue of an art heist.

If you guys are asking, is she famous?Once the Mona Lisa was returned to the Louvre, the French turned out in droves to see her, and soon, so did people from all over the globe. The small, simple painting of a maybe-smiling woman had become an overnight sensation, and was the most famous work of art in the world

Who painted Mona Lisa? According to widely accepted historical wisdom, Leonardo Da Vinci painted his Renaissance masterwork “Mona Lisa” sometime between 1503 and 1517, while he worked in Florence and later in France. Beyond those vague details, the painting's origins have been draped in mystery.

Why did Leonardo Da Vinci draw Moni Lisa?The painting was to be a portrait of Giocondo's wife, Lisa del Giocondo, which the couple intended to hang in their new home to celebrate the birth of their new son, Andrea. Leonardo began his painting in 1503 and continued his work for three years.



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