Mona Lisa

art · famous painting · Renaissance

Painted by a genius. The Mona Lisa was created by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci during the Renaissance, a time bursting with art and new ideas.

That mysterious smile. Her expression seems to change depending on how you look at it, which is why people call it 'enigmatic', meaning puzzling and full of mystery.

Soft and dreamy. Leonardo used a technique that blurs edges and shadows gently, giving the painting a hazy, almost magical feeling of depth.

World champion of art. It's been called the best known, most visited, most written about, and most parodied work of art on the entire planet.