Raphael: Angel Holding a Phylactery; La belle jardinière; The Holy Family of Francis I; Madonna with the Blue Diadem (with Penni); Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione; St. George; St. Michael; St. Michael Vanquishing Satan; Self-Portrait with a Friend; Small Holy Family Vasari's account of the Mona Lisa comes from his biography of Leonardo published in 1550, 31 years after the artist's death. It has long been the best-known source of information on the provenance of the work and identity of the sitter. Leonardo's assistant Salaì, at his death in 1524, owned a portrait which in his personal papers was named la Gioconda, a painting bequeathed to him by Leonardo. [ citation needed]

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Today in Met History: February 4". Metropolitan Museum of Art. 4 February 2013 . Retrieved 8 January 2018. Here is yet another Tim Burton character on our list, but from a live action film this time. Edward Scissorhands, the strange man next door who just wants to love and be loved. Kemp, Martin (2018). Living with Leonardo: Fifty Years of Sanity and Insanity in the Art World and Beyond. London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 978-0-500-77423-6. During the Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871), the painting was moved from the Louvre to the Brest Arsenal. [88]Asmus, John F.; Parfenov, Vadim; Elford, Jessie (28 November 2016). "Seeing double: Leonardo's Mona Lisa twin". Optical and Quantum Electronics. 48 (12): 555. doi: 10.1007/s11082-016-0799-0. S2CID 125226212. Because the Mona Lisa's poplar support expands and contracts with changes in humidity, the picture has experienced some warping. In response to warping and swelling experienced during its storage during World War II, and to prepare the picture for an exhibit to honor the anniversary of Da Vinci's 500th birthday, the Mona Lisa was fitted in 1951 with a flexible oak frame with beech crosspieces. This flexible frame, which is used in addition to the decorative frame described below, exerts pressure on the panel to keep it from warping further. In 1970, the beech crosspieces were switched to maple after it was found that the beech wood had been infested with insects. In 2004-2005, a conservation and study team replaced the maple crosspieces with sycamore ones, and an additional metal crosspiece was added for scientific measurement of the panel's warp. Today the Mona Lisa is considered the most famous painting in the world, a destination painting, but until the 20th century it was simply one among many highly regarded artworks. [140]

Botticelli: Three Scenes from the Life of Esther; Venus and the Three Graces Presenting Gifts to a Young Woman; A Young Man Being Introduced to the Seven Liberal Arts The Theft That Made The 'Mona Lisa' A Masterpiece". All Things Considered. NPR. 30 July 2011 . Retrieved 24 August 2020. Wiesner-Hanks, Merry E. (2005). An Age of Voyages, 1350–1600. New York: Oxford University Press. p.26. ISBN 978-0-19-517672-8. Opinion | Couldn't 'Mona Lisa' Just Stay a Mystery?". The New York Times. 9 January 1987. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 10 July 2022. New proof said found for "original" Mona Lisa –". Reuters.com. 13 February 2013 . Retrieved 26 July 2017.

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