Question

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:

The Mona Lisa was one of Leonardo da Vinci's favourite paintings, and he

carried it around with him until he died. Today it is regarded as the most

famous painting in the world, and is viewed by thousands of people

annually. Who is this painted figure? Many suggestions have been made,

and the most likely candidate is Lisa Gherardini, the wife of a Florentine silk

merchant.

Another more likely, but popular theory, is that the painting was a self-

portrait. There are certainly similarities between the facial features of the

Mona Lisa and the artist's self-portrait painted many years later. Could this

be the reason for Vinci giving the portrait such an enigmatic smile?

(a) Who is Mona Lisa according to the popular theories?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

It is the most famous painting  drawn by leonardo da vinci's

Answer 2

Answer:

Mona Lisa, also known as Portrait of Lisa Gherardini, wife of Francesco del Giocondo, Italian La Gioconda, or French La Joconde, is an oil painting on a poplar wood panel by Leonardo da Vinci that is often considered to be the most renowned picture in the world. It was painted between 1503 and 1519, while Leonardo was residing in Florence, and it currently sits in the Louvre Museum in Paris, where it has remained a pilgrimage site until the twenty-first century. The sitter's enigmatic smile and unknown identity have made the picture a topic of enduring fascination and research.

Explanation:

The identity of the Mona Lisa's sitter is one of art history's most debated topics, with the most commonly accepted idea being that she is Lisa Gherardini, the wife of Francesco del Giocondo, as Giorgio Vasari reported. Another notion concerning the Mona Lisa's identity offers an entirely different viewpoint on the work: the Mona Lisa is a self-portrait of Leonardo Da Vinci as a woman. The artist's love of puzzles, according to supporters of this idea, is the major source of mistrust. She's staring at us with that half-smile and knowing gaze, as if she's wondering whether we'll ever figure out the genuine answer.

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