The Mona Lisa

Because the lips and eyes are the most important part of the whole painting Answer 2: Who says it took 12 years? He never did take 12 years. :-L

He painted the ceiling of the Sistine chapel.

If you're talking about the one that's directly across from the Mona Lisa (looking at the Mona Lisa, turn 180 degrees), that painting is "The Wedding Feast at Cana" by Paolo Caliari, also known as Veronese.

Yes, I know the rumor he hanged it in his bathroom. There is no way we can know for certain, we don't have any eyewitness reports. So - believe what you like.

No. The Mona Lisa is a portrait of a woman during his time. It is also called the La Gioconda, after her assumed husband.

Leonardo Da Vinci began painting the Mona Lisa in 1503. While it is thought that the portrait was completed in 1506, it is possible that is was not fully realized until 1517.

The Mona Lisa was painted Leonardo da Vinci, an Italian Renaissance painter and inventor.

The Mona Lisa portrait is important because it took Leonardo da Vinci about 2 years to finish. Leonardo da Vinci is a perfect person. at most, he only used 3 pencil strokes to draw Mona Lisa in one day. But there are alot of secrets hiding too. Before, Leonardo da Vinci's weakness is teeth. through that he somehow made a smile. He made very few portraits because he is very careful and perfect. It seems that nothing will make him happy or think his drawing is perfect.

that is partially rght

the mona Lisa is so important and famous because the artist Leonardo Da Vinci painted the female characters eyes so that no matter where you stand, or how you look at it, it appears that she is looking at you, and when you move it looks like the eyes are following you.

From December 1962 to March 1963, the French government lent it to the United States to be displayed in New York City and Washington D.C.. This means that the visit to the US took place before the World's Fair.

It is the most famous painting in the world, so naturally many people will try to see it.

Started in 1503

Finished in 1507

Yes. One arm is crossed over the other arm. Both are clearly visible all the way to her fingertips.

Well there is no real story about Mona Lisa, that is what people believe though. The story behind it was that she was a heritic and got persecuted because of her faith.

Please, if you do not know the answer, do not just make stuff up!

Mona Lisa was not killed, nor was she persecuted. Ever.

It is not known how she died, if by disease or natural causes.

According to documentations that exist, it is know that she lived a pretty long life, although we don't know for exactly how long. When she got old, she probably went to live in a convent (it was common for widows to go live in a convent back then) with her daughter Camilla, who became a nun and took on the name Sister Beatrice.

The woman in the painting called the 'Mona Lisa'.

Leonardo Da Vinci made it he spent 13 years on the Mona Lisa's lips it was a painting of someones wife

Oil paint on board.

She was alive in 1503 when Da Vinci drew the portriat of her, but her real name wasn't Mona Lisa. Her name was Lisa del Giocondo, Mona Lisa is just the name of the painting.

Liisa Vuoristo died on June 28, 2009, in Espoo, Finland.

No, it has been said she is never to leave the Louvre again.

She has been exhibited elsewhere twice: from December 1962 to March 1963, the French government lent it to the United States to be displayed in New York City and Washington D.C.. In 1974, the painting was exhibited in Tokyo and Moscow.

Leonardo da Vinci

Duchamp created a work of art that included an image of the 'Mona Lisa'. Entitled 'L.H.O.O.Q.' it was an attack on the established art world and the 'icons' of painting. When the letters are pronounced in french it sounds like a derogatory comment.

He stole the Mona Lisa in 1881.

Leonardo da Vinci, between the years 1503-1519 (the exact year is unknown). Mona Lisa is a painting, not a drawing..

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The painting is a portrait and so the colors are the actual colors he saw. The composition of the painting is an important element. He was a trained artist, and so much of what he did was informed by that training.

The Mona Lisa is a famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci. The painting itself to widely known for its subtly modeling form over proportion. The original belongs to the French government.