Research Paper On Mona Lisa

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Any history about The Mona Lisa is a mystery. We don't really know who commissioned the portrait, the person actually in the portrait, how long Leonardo kept it, how long Leonardo actually spent on the art and at what point did it get to the royal collection of France.
The portrait could have been made for a couple of events : When Andrea was born ( the December of 1502) or when Francesco del Giocondo bought a house with his wife in 1503. The dark veil that is covering Mona Lisa's hair is thought to be a mourning veil. In those times, veils like this were mostly worn to show a mark of virtue. She has on unremarkable clothing.
This masterpiece is the earliest portrait from Italy to extremely focus on the actual person in portrait that is half