Painting Gallery
Mona Lisa
Leonardo da Vinci's 1503-6 oil painting, also known as La Gioconda, is considered to be the first High Renaissance portrait. The woman in the painting is the young wife of a well-known Florentine figure, though many other theories about her identity have since surfaced, including the possibility that it was a self-portrait. Leonardo uses sfumato to give the portrait a sense of depth and her famous sense of mystery.
Mona Lisa
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