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Mona Lisa

[ moh-nuh lee-suh, lee-zuh ]

noun

  1. Italian La Gioconda, a portrait (1503?–05?) by Leonardo da Vinci.


Mona Lisa

/ ˈməʊnə ˈliːzə /

noun

  1. a portrait of a young woman painted by Leonardo da Vinci, admired for her enigmatic smile Also calledLa Gioconda
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Mona Lisa

  1. A painting by Leonardo da Vinci of a woman with a mysterious smile. It is one of the most readily recognized paintings in the world.
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To the Louvre in Paris, where she saw “Mona Lisa.”

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But the producer of films such as “Mona Lisa Smile” and “Hustlers” says there is no shortage of stars who are queued up for a part.

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She said that the famous glass pyramid – which since 1989 has housed the unique access point to the galleries – was "structurally unable to cope", and that Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, which is seen by 20,000 people every day, may have to be moved.

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She also said that "in the view of everyone, the presentation of the Mona Lisa... is something that needs to be looked at."

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By digging underground at the moat, and in the neighbouring Cour Carrée, new spaces could be created to ease congestion, improve facilities, and possibly house a re-located Mona Lisa.

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