Mysterious Mona Lisa

The Mona Lisais a half length portrait of a woman by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci, which has been acclaimed as "the best known, the most visited, the most written about, and the most sung about, the most parodied work of art in the world." The painting, thought to be a portrait of Lisa Gherardini, the wife of Francesco del Giocondo, is in oil on a poplar panel, and is believed to have been painted between 1503 and 1506. It was acquired by King Francis I of France and is now the property of the French Republic, on permanent display at the Musée du Louvre in Paris. The ambiguity of the subject's expression, frequently described as enigmatic, the monumentality of the composition, the subtle modelling of forms and the atmospheric illusionism were novel qualities that have contributed to the continuing fascination and study of the work.

                  There are many speculations about the enigmatic smile of Mona Lisa. No one can tell which one speculation is true. Everyone has their own analysis of what is behind that “enigmatic smile.” For me, I believed that Mona Lisa is a portrait of Lisa Gherardini because the theories that says that Mona Lisa is Lisa Gherardini is somewhat nearer than other speculations.

                  Mona Lisa is a very mysterious painting of Leonardo da Vinci. Many people were confused about the real face behind that painting. All I can say is that, Leonardo da Vinci is a very good artist for he made Mona Lisa.