I am not sure it was a great tragedy to the French. A valuable painting was stolen from the Louvre, it was a great loss for the museum, and of course the painting had to be recovered.
The Mona Lisa is called "La Joconde" in French.
La Giaconda or the Mona Lisa
Mona Lisa was painted by Leonado DaVinci, who was from Florence (which is now in Italy) the painting is currently owned by the Louvre museum which means it is the property of the French government.
the Mona Lisa is being housed in the Louvre Museum in Paris
"La Joconde"
La joconde
The painting is a portrait of Lisa Gherardini. Mona means Madam.Madam Lisa.
mona lisa
Well i'll say this.... please see a therapist
The French name for Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa.
It's already a french word. It's one of the Mona Lisa's names.
No, Mona Lisa is not a saint.