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Mona Lisa

By Leonardo da Vinci


There is perhaps no need to introduce what is the most visited painting in the world, with an estimated 10 million viewers per year. The "Mona Lisa," which is called "La Gioconda" in da Vinci's native language, is said to have become so inordinately popular due to its theft from the Louvre in 1911 by an Italian nationalist who believed the painting should be kept in Italy. Police even questioned Spanish artist Pablo Picasso, though he had nothing to do with the heist.

If you were unaware of who the painting depicts, that would be Lisa del Giocondo, an Italian noblewoman and wife of a cloth and silk merchant. Some art historians believe she was either pregnant or had recently had a child when sitting for da Vinci.

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3. Quiz title contains at least one of the following words:
   
   Lisa    Vinci    Italy    Louvre    Paris    France    Picasso    Spain   
   
   

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