c. 1503–1519 · High Renaissance
Mona Lisa
By Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo turns a portrait into an encounter: the sitter's shifting expression, atmospheric landscape and softly modeled face resist a single fixed reading.
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Leonardo turns a portrait into an encounter: the sitter's shifting expression, atmospheric landscape and softly modeled face resist a single fixed reading.
ArtistLeonardo da Vinci
Datec. 1503–1519
MediumOil on poplar panel
MovementHigh Renaissance
CollectionMusée du Louvre, Paris
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Why it matters
Leonardo turns a portrait into an encounter: the sitter's shifting expression, atmospheric landscape and softly modeled face resist a single fixed reading.
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