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Mona Lisa
[ moh-nuh lee-suh, lee-zuh ]
noun
- Italian La Gioconda, a portrait (1503?–05?) by Leonardo da Vinci.
Mona Lisa
/ ˈməʊnə ˈliːzə /
noun
- a portrait of a young woman painted by Leonardo da Vinci, admired for her enigmatic smile Also calledLa Gioconda
Mona Lisa
- 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.
Example Sentences
To the Louvre in Paris, where she saw “Mona Lisa.”
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.
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.
She also said that "in the view of everyone, the presentation of the Mona Lisa... is something that needs to be looked at."
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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