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Leonardo Completes the Mona Lisa

Type Event Region Europe Time c. 1503–1506

Around 1503, Leonardo da Vinci painted a portrait of Lisa Gherardini in Florence, later known as the Mona Lisa;…

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  1. c. 1503–1506Florence · TuscanyIn Florence, Leonardo painted a half-length portrait of Lisa, wife of the merchant Francesco del Giocondo, using sfumato and a landscape background to create the enigmatic smile and deep gaze, establishing a new paradigm for Renaissance portraiture.

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