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Mona Lisa

[ moh-nuh lee-suh, lee-zuh ]

noun

  1. Italian La Gioconda, a portrait (1503?–05?) by Leonardo da Vinci.


Mona Lisa

/ ˈməʊnə ˈliːzə /

noun

  1. a portrait of a young woman painted by Leonardo da Vinci, admired for her enigmatic smile Also calledLa Gioconda


Mona Lisa

  1. A painting by Leonardo da Vinci of a woman with a mysterious smile. It is one of the most readily recognized paintings in the world.


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Murderers tweet in Mexico; a history of Kansas City and did Picasso try to steal the Mona Lisa?

By Nick Mafi The Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre in August 1911.

Judge Drioux intimated Picasso he was part of a larger gang of criminals who stole the Mona Lisa.

The very day Apollinaire asked Pieret to leave his home, the Mona Lisa was stolen.

Picasso accused the other of knowing the whereabouts of the Mona Lisa.

Unlike the Mona Lisa, Chaplin is able to shake his head every now and then and break free from his burden.

What a bad, bad child I am not to write oftener—does the fascinating Mona Lisa correspond constantly?

I took a ride on my chestnut horse this afternoon—yes, the one Peppi dubbed Mona Lisa.

I remember that as we said good-bye, there was that in her smile that recalled the vulpine complacency of Mona Lisa, the Wise.

It must have been carried off bodily, like the picture of Mona Lisa!

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