Mona Lisa,or La Gioconda. ( La Joconde ), is a16th century oil painting on poplar wood by Leonardo da Vinci.Few others works of art have been subject to as much scrutiny,study,mythologizing and parody.It is owned by the French government and hangs in the Musse du Louvre in Paris.The paintings, a half-length portrait,depicts a woman who gaze meets the viewer's with an expression often described as enigmatic.It is considered to be Leonardo's magnum Opus. The title Mona Lisa stems from the Giorgio Vasari biography of Leonardo da Vinci,published 31 years after Leonardo's death.In it,he indentified the sitter as Lisa Gherardini,the wife of wealthy Florentine businessman Francesco del Giocondo.Mona was a common Italan contraction of madonna,meaning my lady,the equivalent of the English Madam,so the title means Madam Lisa.
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