About the image

Leonardo da Vinci
Mona Lisa, circa 1503-6 (oil on panel)

This half length portrait is one of art’s most iconic images. It employs Leonardo’s sfumato technique of subtle, gradually blending forms, with a continuous interaction between light and shade. The painting has as many as 40 layers of tiny painted dots around the eyes and mouth.


© Louvre, Paris, France / Giraudon / The Bridgeman Art Library.
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