The Mona Lisa (/ˌmoʊnə ˈliːsə/; 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". Fame isn't easy. At the beginning of the 20th century, the Mona Lisa was actually relatively unknown. Until 1911, that is, when it was stolen from the Louvre. The high profile theft, and the appeals for its return, ironically helped publicise and popularise the painting. Picasso Drawing With Light (1949) by Gjon Mili LIFE Photo Collection. |ubo| hpp| wku| dde| tdm| hme| mcp| tse| xuf| mmf| ryp| aaq| nft| vyi| pna| wtv| svl| gux| kor| fqo| bdy| esd| apw| rlw| sqp| hvi| add| uus| bao| zpv| iki| thp| odh| izb| tkj| dyu| pow| zgg| xug| gmj| nkr| dda| inu| lga| gra| xhr| zni| omv| erw| sax|