Her smile is the most likely answer. However, art critics have argued over her real identity for quite some time, as well as if the painting was ever really finished.
Mona Lisa is also known as La Gioconda or La Joconde.
The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci is in the Louvre art museum in Paris
The Mona Lisa has BLACK eyes. :) :(........I think. My best guess.
Mona Lisas & Mad Hatters by Elton John
Probably the fact that it was stolen brought international attention to it.
No, the Mona Lisa is in the Louvre, in Paris, France.
Centuries ago. But the present one is later and special.
Most art critics agree that it is Mona Lisa's enigmatic (i.e. mysterious) smile that draws attention to the painting.
The most likely answer would be New York City. He has composed two songs directly to NYC, Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters and Wouldn't Have You Any Other Way (NYC). He also has stated himself that he loves New York City.
There is no Elton John song that has the word "carpetbagger" in it. However, a song named "Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters Part Two" [from Reg Strikes Back, 1988] has a line that goes, "I just looked beyond the bagman", which may sounds similar in the way that he has pronounced the words in the song.
The Mona Lisa, painted by Leonardo da Vinci in the early 16th century, would have been seen by various individuals throughout history, including patrons of the arts, members of the French royal court, and art collectors. Notably, King Francis I of France acquired the painting, ensuring it was displayed in the royal collection. Over the centuries, numerous visitors to the Louvre Museum, where it is housed today, have also come into contact with this iconic work. Additionally, art historians, critics, and scholars have studied the painting, contributing to its fame and significance.
Lisa del Giocondo was a member of the Gherardini family of Florence and Tuscany in Italy. Her name was given to Mona Lisa, her portrait commissioned by her husband and painted by Leonardo da Vinci during the Italian Renaissance. She was mother to six children and led what is thought to have been a comfortable and ordinary middle-class life.