The Mona LisaIf someone asked you to name a famous painting, what would you say? I would answer the Mona Lisa, perhaps the most important painting that exists today. For my research project, I will analyze, narrate and explore the Mona Lisa. I chose this artwork because I love art and am simply interested in why the Mona Lisa is such a famous painting. The Mona Lisa was created by the Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci. It was started around 1503 or so in the city of Florence, Italy. In 1503, according to the Louvre museum's official website, an Italian silk merchant named Francesco del Giocondo came to Vinci with a request for a portrait of his wife, Lisa Gherardini. The painting was oil paints on poplar wood canvas. Today it is exhibited at the Louvre Museum in Paris, France, and measures 77x53 centimeters. In Italy the Mona Lisa is called La Gioconda. However, in France, it is called La Joconde. It is known that the name Mona Lisa translates to my lady, Lisa, being the name of Francesco del Giocondo's wife. No one actually knows why the Mona Lisa was created, but one theory was that it was created to commemorate Francis and Lisa's second child. , Andrew. After Leonardo's death, the painting was purchased by the King of France. From there, for several generations, it hung on the walls of the Palace of Fountainebleau. Over the years, the Mona Lisa has had different homes. Many historians ponder an important question: where is the second Mona Lisa? You might be confused, so let me clarify. It is known that Leonardo owned another painting than the original one, meaning that he created two versions of one painting. To support this statement, two versions of a painting by Leonardo are represented by......middle of paper......en and films and documentaries are made. There are many books written about the Mona Lisa. To find my information I used the search engines Bing and Google. I researched the keywords of my topic and chose the websites that I considered reliable. I've tried to reduce my resources to only websites with the .org extension. There were no major complications, other than running into unfamiliar words. Naturally, I looked them up. The Mona Lisa is an amazing work of art that was a lot of fun to research. It resembles works of art from the 16th century and what can be done with fewer materials today. Although the Mona Lisa remains a historical mystery, just looking at it will fascinate you and you can already imagine the story behind it. So when you visit France, stop by the Louvre Museum. You will be genuinely in awe or simply pass by without sparing a glance?