query: where is the original mona lisa?

title: Isleworth Mona Lisa

text: copies, and concluded that both "Mona Lisa" and the "Isleworth Mona Lisa" were original works by Leonardo. In 2016, in another academic publication, Professors Asmus, Parfenov and Elford published the results of scientific examinations that established to their satisfaction that the same artist painted the face of both the "Mona Lisa" and the "Isleworth Mona Lisa". In 2017, Gérard Boudin de l'Arche published a comprehensive historical account and stated that Leonardo painted the "Isleworth Mona Lisa" before the Louvre "Mona Lisa". Isleworth Mona Lisa The Isleworth Mona Lisa is an oil-on-canvas painting of the same subject as Leonardo da Vinci's

title: Isleworth Mona Lisa

text: before Leonardo's death and in his private possession. The latter painting almost certainly is the one that now hangs in the Louvre. Based on this contradiction, supporters of the authenticity of the "Isleworth Mona Lisa" claim it is the unfinished "Mona Lisa", made at least partially by Leonardo, and the Louvre "Mona Lisa" a later version of it, made by Leonardo for his own use. Also, according to Henry F. Pulitzer in his book "Where is the Mona Lisa?" (1960), Gian Paolo Lomazzo, an artist and writer, refers in his "Trattato dell'arte della Pittura Scultura ed Architettura" (1584), to ""della

title: Isleworth Mona Lisa

text: Gioconda, e di Mona Lisa" (the Gioconda, and the Mona Lisa)". "La Gioconda" is sometimes used as an alternative title of the "Mona Lisa" hanging in the Louvre; the reference implies that these were, in fact, two separate paintings. Pulitzer reproduces the critical page from Lomazzo's tract in his own book. The "Isleworth Mona Lisa" is wider than the "Mona Lisa" in the Louvre, having columns on either side which also appear in some other versions. The Louvre painting merely has the projecting bases of columns on either side, suggesting that the picture was originally framed by columns but was

title: The Theft of the Mona Lisa

text: Louvre in hopes of impressing his sweetheart. But when the girl proves to be a fickle sort, the crestfallen hero confesses his crime and is carted off to jail. Unwilling to admit that he'd been led astray by a woman, Vicenzo claims that he stole the "Mona Lisa" to restore it to his native Italy, and as a result is hailed as a national hero! The Theft of the Mona Lisa The Theft of the Mona Lisa (German: Der Raub der Mona Lisa) is a 1931 German drama film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Trude von Molo ,

title: Mona Lisa (Prado's version)

text: Mona Lisa (Prado's version) The copy of the "Mona Lisa" is a painting of the same subject as Leonardo da Vinci's famous "Mona Lisa" (which is held by the Louvre Museum, Paris). The copy painting has been displayed in the Museo del Prado in Madrid (Spain) since 1819, but was considered for decades a worthless copy. However, after its restoration in 2012, the Prado's "Mona Lisa" was claimed to be the earliest replica of Leonardo's masterpiece. Although there are dozens of surviving replicas of "Mona Lisa" from the 16th and 17th centuries, the "Prado's Mona Lisa" is said to be,

title: Mona Lisa

text: frame, a Renaissance-era work consistent with the historical period of the "Mona Lisa". The edges of the painting have been trimmed at least once in its history to fit the picture into various frames, but no part of the original paint layer has been trimmed. The first and most extensive recorded cleaning, revarnishing, and touch-up of the "Mona Lisa" was an 1809 wash and revarnishing undertaken by Jean-Marie Hooghstoel, who was responsible for restoration of paintings for the galleries of the Musée Napoléon. The work involved cleaning with spirits, touch-up of colour, and revarnishing the painting. In 1906, Louvre restorer

title: Mona Lisa

text: is based on Leonardo’s portrait of "Mona Lisa". Other later copies of the "Mona Lisa", such as those in the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design in Oslo and The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, also display large flanking columns. As a result, it was originally thought that the "Mona Lisa" in the Louvre had side columns and had been cut. However, as early as 1993, Zöllner observed that the painting surface had never been trimmed. This was confirmed through a series of tests conducted in 2004. In view of this, Vincent Delieuvin, curator of 16th-century Italian painting at

title: Isleworth Mona Lisa

text: and events behind the Louvre and Isleworth paintings and confirmed the latter's attribution to Leonardo. A companion film was released in March 2014. In April 2014, Albert Sauteur examined the perspective used to execute the "Isleworth Mona Lisa" and the "Mona Lisa" in the Louvre, and concluded that Leonardo painted both works. In July 2014 "The Mona Lisa Mystery" premiered on the PBS television station's series "Secrets of the Dead". This documentary investigated, at length, the authenticity of the Isleworth painting. In 2015, an academic publication by Professors Lorusso and Natali documented an exhaustive analysis of Mona Lisa paintings and

title: Mona Lisa replicas and reinterpretations

text: The replica has been part of the Prado's collection since the museum's founding in 1819. After restoration, the Prado's "Mona Lisa" revealed details covered by previous restorations and layers of varnish. Furnishings and fabrics were enhanced, as well as landscape and facial features. It is anticipated that such revelations may offer further insight into Leonardo's original. Experts at the Louvre reportedly supported the Prado museum's findings. The Prado replica was subsequently transported to the Louvre in 2012 to be displayed next to "Mona Lisa" as part of a temporary exhibition. Two nude paintings bearing similarities to Leonardo da Vinci's original

title: Mona Lisa (Prado's version)

text: la Almedina or Hernando de los Llanos. The painting cannot be considered as a typical workshop copy due to its careful and thorough execution, as well as its use of materials such as lapis lazuli or red lacquer. Mona Lisa (Prado's version) The copy of the "Mona Lisa" is a painting of the same subject as Leonardo da Vinci's famous "Mona Lisa" (which is held by the Louvre Museum, Paris). The copy painting has been displayed in the Museo del Prado in Madrid (Spain) since 1819, but was considered for decades a worthless copy. However, after its restoration in 2012,

title: Mona Lisa

text: Louvre", but the painting was known more by the intelligentsia than the general public. The 1911 theft of the "Mona Lisa" and its subsequent return was reported worldwide, leading to a massive increase in public recognition of the painting. During the 20th century it was an object for mass reproduction, merchandising, lampooning and speculation, and was claimed to have been reproduced in "300 paintings and 2,000 advertisements". It has been said that the "Mona Lisa" was regarded as "just another Leonardo until early last century, when the scandal of the painting's theft from the Louvre and subsequent return kept a

title: Mona Lisa

text: Béroud checked back with the Section Chief of the Louvre who confirmed that the "Mona Lisa" was not with the photographers. The Louvre was closed for an entire week during the investigation. French poet Guillaume Apollinaire came under suspicion and was arrested and imprisoned. Apollinaire implicated his friend Pablo Picasso, who was brought in for questioning. Both were later exonerated. Two years later the thief revealed himself. Louvre employee Vincenzo Peruggia had stolen the "Mona Lisa" by entering the building during regular hours, hiding in a broom closet, and walking out with it hidden under his coat after the museum

text: collection at Paris' Louvre museum since 1797. It is also known as "La Joconde" in French and "La Gioconda" in Italian, and has been known by other names in the past. There is a new study setting the beginning of the Mona Lisa to an earlier date that thought before, pre-1478, contrary to Vasari's narrative. Replicas of "Mona Lisa" date back to the 16th century, including sculptures and etchings inspired by the painting. But even by the start of the 20th century, historian Donald Sassoon has stated, "Mona Lisa" was still "just a well-respected painting by a famous old master,

title: Isleworth Mona Lisa

text: says that this sketch is at the Louvre). The Raphael sketch includes the two Greek columns that are not found in the Louvre's "Mona Lisa", but are found in the painting bought by Blaker. Pulitzer presents a few pages of art expert testimonials in his book; some of these experts seemed to believe that Leonardo was the painter, others felt the artist was somebody who worked in Leonardo's studio, and still others suggested that other artists may have done it. Supporters of the authenticity of the "Isleworth Mona Lisa" include art collector John Eyre, who argued that the bust, face,

title: Isleworth Mona Lisa

text: Louvre painting. For these reasons, several people Pulitzer consulted believed that the hands and face of the portrait were done by Leonardo, but the rest may have been finished by another or others. During the first part of the 20th century, a number of experts supported the attribution of the most significant sections of the "Isleworth Mona Lisa" to Leonardo da Vinci: Hugh Blaker, Paul Konody, John Eyre, Commendatore Cecconi, Dr. Arduino Colasanti, Ludovico Spiridon, Enrico San Martino di Valperga, Adolfo Venturi, A.C. Chappelow, and Henry Pulitzer. The authenticity of the "Isleworth Mona Lisa" is disputed by a minority of

title: Mona Lisa

text: is displayed in a purpose-built, climate-controlled enclosure behind bulletproof glass. Since 2005 the painting has been illuminated by an LED lamp, and in 2013 a new 20 watt LED lamp was installed, specially designed for this painting. The lamp has a colour rendering index up to 98, and minimizes infrared and ultraviolet radiation which could otherwise degrade the painting. The renovation of the gallery where the painting now resides was financed by the Japanese broadcaster Nippon Television. About 6 million people view the painting at the Louvre each year. Today the "Mona Lisa" is considered the most famous painting in

title: Mona Lisa

text: 1913 by Hugh Blaker, an art connoisseur. The painting was presented to the media in 2012 by the Mona Lisa Foundation. It is a painting of the same subject as Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa. The painting is claimed by a majority of experts to be mostly an original work of Leonardo dating from the early 16th century. Other experts, including Zöllner and Kemp, deny the attribution. Notes Bibliography Mona Lisa The Mona Lisa (; or La Gioconda , ) is a half-length portrait painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci that has been described as "the best

title: Mona Lisa

text: restoration, that the painting is probably by Salaì (1480–1524) or by Melzi (1493–1572). This has been called into question by others. The restored painting is from a slightly different perspective than the original "Mona Lisa", leading to the speculation that it is part of the world's first stereoscopic pair. However, a more recent report has demonstrated that this stereoscopic pair in fact gives no reliable stereoscopic depth. A version of the "Mona Lisa" known as the "Isleworth Mona Lisa" and also known as the "Earlier Mona Lisa" was first bought by an English nobleman in 1778 and was rediscovered in

title: Isleworth Mona Lisa

text: trimmed. However, experts who examined the "Mona Lisa" in 2004–2005 stated that the original painting had not been trimmed. The figure of the "Isleworth Mona Lisa" closely resembles that of the "Mona Lisa", being identically composed and lit. However, the face of the "Isleworth Mona Lisa" appears younger, leading to speculation that it is an earlier version by the artist. According to Pulitzer, multiple art experts agreed that the neck of the "Isleworth Mona Lisa" is inferior to the necks of other Leonardo subjects. Furthermore, the background in the Isleworth painting is considerably less detailed than the background in the

title: Isleworth Mona Lisa

text: Isleworth Mona Lisa The Isleworth Mona Lisa is an oil-on-canvas painting of the same subject as Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa". In 2015 and 2016, peer-reviewed academic publications concerning it confirmed its attribution to Leonardo da Vinci. In 1913 English connoisseur Hugh Blaker spotted and acquired the painting which had been hanging for over a century in a manor house in Somerset, having been bought in Italy as an original Leonardo. In a monograph published shortly thereafter, Blaker's stepfather, John R Eyre, proposed that two versions of the Mona Lisa had been worked on by Leonardo; the "Isleworth" picture (named

title: Lisa Mona Lisa

text: Lisa Mona Lisa "Lisa Mona Lisa" was the Austrian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, performed in German by Wilfried. The song was performed twelfth on the night, following Germany's Maxi & Chris Garden with "Lied für einen Freund" and preceding Denmark's Kirsten & Søren with "Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?". At the close of voting, it had received no points, placing it last out of a field of 21. The song is a ballad in which the singer likens the object of his affection to the "Mona Lisa", in that she is very mysterious but nonetheless entrancing.

text: represented in the original "Mona Lisa". Joos van Cleve, a Flemish artist active in the years following "Mona Lisa"'s creation, also painted a nude titled "Mona Vanna". Though the figure portrayed in van Cleve's painting bears no resemblance to Leonardo's "Mona Lisa", the artist was known to mimic themes and techniques of Leonardo da Vinci, in this case the positioning of the figure and the delicate brushwork reminiscent of Leonardo's sfumato. The artwork, dating to the mid-16th century, is in the collection of the National Gallery, Prague. By the 20th century, "Mona Lisa" had already been a victim of satirical

title: I, Mona Lisa

text: of betrayal, love, and loss, which unravels the mysteries surrounding Leonardo da Vinci's most famous portrait, "Mona Lisa", and its links with the main character Lisa Gherardini, with added plot twists. I, Mona Lisa I, Mona Lisa (UK title Painting Mona Lisa) is a historical novel by Jeanne Kalogridis about Lisa Gherardini, the model for Leonardo da Vinci's painting "Mona Lisa". Lisa is portrayed as a young Italian woman who learns about the murder of Giuliano de' Medici, the brother of Lorenzo de' Medici in the Pazzi conspiracy. Guiliano's murder casts a shadow, especially as one of the killers has

title: Mona Lisa Overdrive

text: "The Matrix Reloaded" by Juno Reactor and Don Davis was named "Mona Lisa Overdrive". The Matrix Trilogy was heavily influenced by Gibson's writing. An edited and slightly different version of the song is also available in Juno Reactor's album Labyrinth again under the name "Mona Lisa Overdrive". The Los Angeles music band called Mona Lisa Overdrive (formerly called A2) was inspired by the novel as well. Virginia rapper Lil Ugly Mane's 2012 album Mista Thug Isolation featured a song titled "Mona Lisa Overdrive". Mona Lisa Overdrive Mona Lisa Overdrive is a science fiction novel by American-Canadian writer William Gibson, published

text: perfect their painting techniques and prove their skills. Contemporary "Mona Lisa" replicas are often created in conjunction with events or exhibitions related to Leonardo da Vinci, for publicity. Her portrait, considered public domain and therefore outside of copyright protection, has also been exploited to make political statements. Known even to people with no art background, the mere use of "Mona Lisa"'s name – immortalized in Academy Award-winning lyrics sung by Nat King Cole (Best Original Song, 1950) – is capable of stirring public interest and intrigue. Aside from countless print-reproductions of Leonardo's original "Mona Lisa" on postcards, coffee mugs and

title: Mona Lisa

text: Cotte spent ten years using layer amplification methods to study the painting. According to Cotte, the underlying image is Leonardo's original Mona Lisa. However, this portrait does not fit with the description of the painting in the historical records: Both Vasari and Gian Paolo Lomazzo describe the subject as smiling; the subject in Cotte’s portrait displays no smile. In addition, the portrait lacks the flanking columns drawn by Raphael in his c.1504 sketch of "Mona Lisa". Moreover, Cotte admits that his reconstitution had been carried out only in support of his hypotheses and should not be considered a real painting;

title: You and the Mona Lisa

text: You and the Mona Lisa "You and The Mona Lisa" is a folk-rock song by American musician Shawn Colvin. The song was released in September 1997 as the second single from her album, "A Few Small Repairs". "You and The Mona Lisa" was the follow-up to her 1997 hit, "Sunny Came Home". The music video for "You and The Mona Lisa" was directed by Nancy Bardawil. The video was posted to VH1.com on September 16, 1997, and added it to VH1's television rotation during the final week of September 1997. In addition to "You and The Mona Lisa", VH1 also

title: Mona Lisa (opera)

text: shrine. She then locks the door behind him. The lay brother's story comes to an end. The couple leave and the lay brother thinks he recognises Mona Lisa in the woman. Mona Lisa (opera) Mona Lisa, Op. 31 is a 1915 opera by the German composer Max von Schillings on a libretto by Beatrice von Dovsky. It was dedicated to the Philosophy Faculty of the University of Heidelberg, where the composer was awarded the title of professor. In the spring of 1913, Beatrice von Dovsky presented the libretto to the composer, who prepared a piano sketch during the following summer.

title: I, Mona Lisa

text: I, Mona Lisa I, Mona Lisa (UK title Painting Mona Lisa) is a historical novel by Jeanne Kalogridis about Lisa Gherardini, the model for Leonardo da Vinci's painting "Mona Lisa". Lisa is portrayed as a young Italian woman who learns about the murder of Giuliano de' Medici, the brother of Lorenzo de' Medici in the Pazzi conspiracy. Guiliano's murder casts a shadow, especially as one of the killers has not been found. She later falls in love with Giuliano's namesake, Lorenzo's son Giuliano in the aftermath of Girolamo Savonarola's uprising in the late 15th century. It's an intricately woven tale

title: The Theft of the Mona Lisa

text: The Theft of the Mona Lisa The Theft of the Mona Lisa (German: Der Raub der Mona Lisa) is a 1931 German drama film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Trude von Molo , Willi Forst and Gustaf Gründgens. It is based on a true story. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Andrej Andrejew and Robert A. Dietrich. In 1911, Vincenzo Peruggia is a poverty-stricken Italian glazier who falls in love with Mathilde, a French hotel maid. Struck by the girl's resemblance to Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa", Vicenzo manages to steal the painting from the

title: Mona Lisa (Prado's version)

text: scientifically, the version with the most historical value. Furthermore, the replica was discovered to be possibly painted simultaneously by a student of Leonardo in the same studio where da Vinci painted his own "Mona Lisa". Among the pupils of Leonardo, Salaì or Francesco Melzi are the most plausible authors of the Prado's version, though other experts opine that the painting could have been executed by one of Leonardo's Spanish students. The origins of the "Prado's Mona Lisa" are linked to those of Leonardo's original, as both paintings were likely created simultaneously in the same studio. The first documentary reference was

text: "Horton Hears A Who", the Mayor Ned McDodd shows his only son Jojo a family gallery where in one part his great grandmother is parodied as the Mona Lisa. And in "", there is a cake that Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy have baked with a picture of the Mona Lisa inside. "Mona Lisa" replicas are sometimes directly or indirectly embellished as commentary of contemporary events. Exhibitions or events with ties to Leonardo da Vinci or Renaissance art also provide an opportunity for local artists to exploit "Mona Lisa"'s image toward promoting the events. The resulting artworks represent a broad spectrum

title: Mona Lisa

text: and an aggressive 1809 cleaning and revarnishing removed some of the uppermost portion of the paint layer, resulting in a washed-out appearance to the face of the figure. Despite the treatments, the "Mona Lisa" has been well cared for throughout its history, and although the panel's warping caused the curators "some worry", the 2004–05 conservation team was optimistic about the future of the work. At some point, the "Mona Lisa" was removed from its original frame. The unconstrained poplar panel warped freely with changes in humidity, and as a result, a crack developed near the top of the panel, extending

title: Mona Lisa

text: on Duchamp's own face. Salvador Dalí, famous for his surrealist work, painted "Self portrait as Mona Lisa" in 1954. In 1963 following the painting's visit to the United States, Andy Warhol created serigraph prints of multiple "Mona Lisa"s called "Thirty are Better than One", like his works of Marilyn Monroe ("Twenty-five Coloured Marilyns", 1962), Elvis Presley (1964) and Campbell's soup (1961–62). The "Mona Lisa" continues to inspire artists. A French urban artist known pseudonymously as Invader has created versions on city walls in Paris and Tokyo using a mosaic style. A collection of "Mona Lisa" parodies may be found on

title: You and the Mona Lisa

text: over again on the radio. If you have yet to investigate the artist's fine current album, "A Few Small Repairs", use this single as an excuse to finally do so." You and the Mona Lisa "You and The Mona Lisa" is a folk-rock song by American musician Shawn Colvin. The song was released in September 1997 as the second single from her album, "A Few Small Repairs". "You and The Mona Lisa" was the follow-up to her 1997 hit, "Sunny Came Home". The music video for "You and The Mona Lisa" was directed by Nancy Bardawil. The video was posted

title: The Ballad of Mona Lisa

text: The Ballad of Mona Lisa "The Ballad of Mona Lisa" (commonly referred to as simply "Mona Lisa") is a song by American rock band Panic! at the Disco, released February 1, 2011 as the first single from the group's third studio album, "Vices & Virtues" (2011). Vocalist Brendon Urie wrote the song to express personal struggles and convictions many years prior to its official production for "Vices & Virtues". The song impacted radio on February 15, 2011. The song has received positive critical reviews upon its release. "The Ballad of Mona Lisa", written by lead singer Brendon Urie, was one

title: Mona Lisa (Nat King Cole song)

text: Mona Lisa (Nat King Cole song) "Mona Lisa" is a popular song written by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston for the Paramount Pictures film "Captain Carey, U.S.A." (1950). The title and lyrics refer to the renaissance portrait "Mona Lisa" painted by Leonardo da Vinci. The song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1950. Musical arrangement was handled by Nelson Riddle and the orchestral backing was played by Les Baxter and his Orchestra. The recording was originally the B-side of "The Greatest Inventor Of Them All." In an "American Songwriter" magazine interview, Jay Livingston recalled that the original

text: 1778 and was rediscovered in 1913 by Hugh Blaker, an art connoisseur. The painting was presented to the media in 2012 by the Mona Lisa Foundation. It is a painting of the same subject as Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa". The painting is claimed by a majority of experts to be mostly an original work of Leonardo dating from the early 16th century: a survey of all published opinions shows that 22 experts are certain that the major parts of the "Isleworth Mona Lisa" are the work of Leonardo da Vinci. In 2015 and 2016, peer-reviewed academic publications concerning it

title: Mona Lisa

text: Mona Lisa The Mona Lisa (; or La Gioconda , ) is a half-length portrait painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci that has been described as "the best known, the most visited, the most written about, the most sung about, the most parodied work of art in the world". The "Mona Lisa" is also one of the most valuable paintings in the world. It holds the Guinness World Record for the highest known insurance valuation in history at $100 million in 1962, which is worth nearly $800 million in 2017. The painting is thought to be a

title: The Mona Lisa (song)

text: the week of December 7, 2013. It also debuted at number 47 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Country Songs chart for the week of January 4, 2014. It also debuted at number 19 on the U.S. "Billboard" Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart for the week of February 15, 2014. While in the U.S. 'The Mona Lisa' was one of the less successful of Paisley's singles, it entered the UK Singles Chart at #100 on week ending March 22, 2014, becoming Paisley's first UK top 100 single. The Mona Lisa (song) "The Mona Lisa" is a song recorded by American

title: The Mona Lisa (song)

text: The Mona Lisa (song) "The Mona Lisa" is a song recorded by American country music artist Brad Paisley. It was released in December 2013 as the fourth and final single from his ninth studio album, "Wheelhouse". Paisley wrote the song with Chris DuBois. The song was inspired when Paisley had the chance to see the masterpiece and he says that one exciting element of the song came courtesy of his fans. Paisley recalls "in the big refrain to 'The Mona Lisa', there are actually 10,000 people recorded live in Saratoga Springs, New York. In concert, I said, 'who wants to

title: Mona Lisa (EP)

text: Mona Lisa (EP) Mona Lisa () is an EP by South Korean boy band MBLAQ. The album was released online on July 12 and physically on July 15. The online pre-orders started in July 8, 2011. The album consists of six new tracks, and the title track, also called "Mona Lisa" is a Spanish electronic dance track. The concept features the members parodying famous historical figures; Seungho chose Papillon, G.O chose James Dean, Joon chose Zorro, Thunder chose Boy George, and Mir chose The Beatles. The group started promoting the title track "Mona Lisa" starting July 14 on TV music

text: ballpoint "PENting" commissioned by Pilot pen company and featured on CBS News. Artist Sophie Matisse, great-granddaughter of artist Henri Matisse, in her 1997 "Monna Lisa (Be Back in Five Minutes)" faithfully replicated the setting of the original painting, but omitted Mona Lisa from the scene; a concept she would repeat using other iconic artworks. British street artist Banksy in the first decade of the 21st century stenciled a ""Mona Lisa" Mujaheddin" holding a rocket launcher, and another mooning the viewer. "Mona Lisa"'s iconic face has been available for years in all forms, reproduced on everything from birthday cards to refrigerator

title: Lisa Mona Lisa

text: The song was recorded in German, French and English. Due to the song's poor performance, the English version was not released. It was succeeded as Austrian representative at the 1989 Contest by Thomas Forstner singing "Nur ein Lied". Lisa Mona Lisa "Lisa Mona Lisa" was the Austrian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988, performed in German by Wilfried. The song was performed twelfth on the night, following Germany's Maxi & Chris Garden with "Lied für einen Freund" and preceding Denmark's Kirsten & Søren with "Ka' du se hva' jeg sa'?". At the close of voting, it had received no

title: Mona Lisa

text: YouTube. A 2014 "New Yorker" magazine cartoon parodies the supposed enigma of the "Mona Lisa" smile in an animation showing progressively maniacal smiles. A version of "Mona Lisa" known as "Mujer de mano de Leonardo Abince" ("Woman by Leonardo da Vinci's hand") held in Madrid's Museo del Prado was for centuries considered to be a work by Leonardo. However, since its restoration in 2012 it is considered to have been executed by one of Leonardo's pupils in his studio at the same time as "Mona Lisa" was being painted. Their conclusion, based on analysis obtained after the picture underwent extensive

title: Mona Lisa

text: the subtle modelling of forms, and the atmospheric illusionism were novel qualities that have contributed to the continuing fascination and study of the work. The title of the painting, which is known in English as "Mona Lisa", comes from a description by Renaissance art historian Giorgio Vasari, who wrote "Leonardo undertook to paint, for Francesco del Giocondo, the portrait of Mona Lisa, his wife." "Mona" in Italian is a polite form of address originating as "ma donna" – similar to "Ma’am", "Madam", or "my lady" in English. This became "madonna", and its contraction "mona". The title of the painting, though

title: Speculations about Mona Lisa

text: depth, when viewed side by side. However, a study published in 2017 has demonstrated that this stereoscopic pair in fact gives no reliable stereoscopic depth. There are several copies of the image in which the figure appears nude. These have also led to speculation that they were copied from a lost Leonardo original depicting Lisa naked. These include: "Mona Lisa"'s smile has repeatedly been a subject of many—greatly varying—interpretations. Many researchers have tried to explain why the smile is seen so differently by people. The explanations range from scientific theories about human vision to curious supposition about "Mona Lisa"'s identity

text: modification – are considered "new" works eligible for copyright protection. A fine example is artist Marcel Duchamp's "L.H.O.O.Q.", a 1919 work of art in which Duchamp embellished existing print-reproductions of Leonardo's "Mona Lisa" by merely adding a goatee ("shown below"). While copyright laws do not protect Leonardo's "Mona Lisa", Duchamp's "L.H.O.O.Q." falls within parameters of copyright law constituting "new" works. For such reasons, "Mona Lisa" is commonly referenced academically in copyright courses. A version of the "Mona Lisa" known as the "Isleworth Mona Lisa" and also known as the "Earlier Mona Lisa" was first bought by an English nobleman in

title: Mona Lisa (Nat King Cole song)

text: Amiga label. Mona Lisa (Nat King Cole song) "Mona Lisa" is a popular song written by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston for the Paramount Pictures film "Captain Carey, U.S.A." (1950). The title and lyrics refer to the renaissance portrait "Mona Lisa" painted by Leonardo da Vinci. The song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1950. Musical arrangement was handled by Nelson Riddle and the orchestral backing was played by Les Baxter and his Orchestra. The recording was originally the B-side of "The Greatest Inventor Of Them All." In an "American Songwriter" magazine interview, Jay Livingston recalled that

title: Mona Lisa Overdrive (song)

text: Mona Lisa Overdrive (song) "Mona Lisa Overdrive" is a song, featured in the movie "The Matrix Reloaded", during the well-known highway chase scene. It is composed by Don Davis in collaboration with the electronica act Juno Reactor, representing blend of film score music and trance. The track is the fifth entry in the second CD in the film soundtrack, released on 15 May 2003. An edited (shortened from its original time of 10:08 to 4:45) and slightly different version of the song is featured in Juno Reactor's sixth album Labyrinth in 2004." A remix of the song was produced by

title: Playing Mona Lisa

text: Playing Mona Lisa Playing Mona Lisa is a 2000 comedy film directed by Matthew Huffman and starring Alicia Witt, Harvey Fierstein, Johnny Galecki, Elliott Gould, Marlo Thomas, Molly Hagan and Brooke Langton. It is based on a play by Marni Freedman. Everything goes wrong all at once in gifted 23-year-old pianist Claire Goldstein's life. San Francisco has an earthquake, she loses her apartment, her boyfriend Jeremy dumps her and she misses out on an important piano competition. Claire is forced to move home with her parents (Marlo Thomas, Elliott Gould), where sister Jenine (Molly Hagan) is busy planning a wedding.

title: The Ballad of Mona Lisa

text: o'clock, in honor of their "Nine in the Afternoon" video) to the dusty top hat resting on a church pew and the closing of the church's door (recalling "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"). Urie plays two separate characters, one "inspired by Sweeney Todd and very Johnny Depp," which Urie insists "was all [Shane Drake]'s direction." The ranch at which the video was shot was once the set for the HBO series "Deadwood". The Ballad of Mona Lisa "The Ballad of Mona Lisa" (commonly referred to as simply "Mona Lisa") is a song by American rock band Panic! at the Disco,

title: The Ballad of Mona Lisa

text: on to make the Radio 1 A-list on Wednesday 23 March. "The Ballad of Mona Lisa" re-entered the "Billboard" Hot Digital Songs chart at #142 upon the release of "Vices & Virtues". The video of "The Ballad of Mona Lisa" was directed by Shane Drake (who previously directed the video for the band's breakthrough hit "I Write Sins Not Tragedies") and produced by Brandon Bonfiligo. The video was released on February 8, 2011, on MTV's website shortly after midnight. In a review of the video, MTV News' James Montgomery remarked, "In a lot of ways, "Mona Lisa" is as much

title: Mona Lisa (opera)

text: Mona Lisa (opera) Mona Lisa, Op. 31 is a 1915 opera by the German composer Max von Schillings on a libretto by Beatrice von Dovsky. It was dedicated to the Philosophy Faculty of the University of Heidelberg, where the composer was awarded the title of professor. In the spring of 1913, Beatrice von Dovsky presented the libretto to the composer, who prepared a piano sketch during the following summer. He completed the opera during his eight-month military duty as a medical soldier in France and Belgium. The subject was very topical at the time, because the painting by Leonardo da

title: Mona Lisa (actress)

text: nearly two decades and remained active in the industry well into her eighties. Mona Lisa (actress) Gloria Lerma Yatco, better known by her screen name Mona Lisa (born June 22, 1922), is a FAMAS Award-winning Filipino film actress. Known by the screen name Fleur de Lis before and during World War II, she was one of the most popular Filipino actresses of the late 1930s and 1940s. She was paired with Ely Ramos in LVN Pictures' "Giliw Ko", directed by Carlos Vander Tolosa, where she made history as the first actress to appear in a Filipino film wearing a bathing

title: Mona Lisa (actress)

text: Mona Lisa (actress) Gloria Lerma Yatco, better known by her screen name Mona Lisa (born June 22, 1922), is a FAMAS Award-winning Filipino film actress. Known by the screen name Fleur de Lis before and during World War II, she was one of the most popular Filipino actresses of the late 1930s and 1940s. She was paired with Ely Ramos in LVN Pictures' "Giliw Ko", directed by Carlos Vander Tolosa, where she made history as the first actress to appear in a Filipino film wearing a bathing suit. She resumed her film career in the 1970 after an absence of

title: Mona Lisa (singer)

text: Mona Lisa (singer) Kimberly Leadbetter (born November 20, 1979), better known by her professional stage name Mona Lisa, is an American pop and R&B singer-songwriter, actress, model and record producer. She is best known for her debut single "Can't Be Wasting My Time" featuring the hip hop group Lost Boyz, which was featured on the "Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood" soundtrack, as well as her debut album "11-20-79". Mona Lisa was born in Union, South Carolina, later relocating to Yonkers, New York. She is of mixed ancestry; her mother is African

title: Mona Lisa Smile

text: Mona Lisa Smile Mona Lisa Smile is a 2003 American drama film produced by Revolution Studios and Columbia Pictures in association with Red Om Films Productions, directed by Mike Newell, written by Lawrence Konner and Mark Rosenthal, and starring Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst, Julia Stiles and Maggie Gyllenhaal. The title is a reference to the "Mona Lisa", the famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci, and the song of the same name, originally performed by Nat King Cole, which was covered by Seal for the movie. Julia Roberts received a record $25 million for her performance, the highest ever earned by

title: Mona Lisa Smile

text: film to shoot on campus. Mona Lisa Smile Mona Lisa Smile is a 2003 American drama film produced by Revolution Studios and Columbia Pictures in association with Red Om Films Productions, directed by Mike Newell, written by Lawrence Konner and Mark Rosenthal, and starring Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst, Julia Stiles and Maggie Gyllenhaal. The title is a reference to the "Mona Lisa", the famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci, and the song of the same name, originally performed by Nat King Cole, which was covered by Seal for the movie. Julia Roberts received a record $25 million for her performance,

title: Mona Lisa (singer)

text: Upon a Time" (written by Dennis Cooper) appeared in the film, "The Heart Specialist" which was released in 2012. Mona Lisa (singer) Kimberly Leadbetter (born November 20, 1979), better known by her professional stage name Mona Lisa, is an American pop and R&B singer-songwriter, actress, model and record producer. She is best known for her debut single "Can't Be Wasting My Time" featuring the hip hop group Lost Boyz, which was featured on the "Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood" soundtrack, as well as her debut album "11-20-79". Mona Lisa was born

title: Monday Mona Lisa Club

text: Monday Mona Lisa Club "Monday Mona Lisa Club" (マンデー・モナリザ・クラブ, "Mande Mona Riza Kurabu") is the 15th single released by duo Pink Lady. The single was released only five days after their previous single "Kiss in the Dark". The song's highest position on the Oricon chart was 14. This was the duo's last top 20 single in their career. It sold 450,000 copies. The 12" single featured an extended remix of the song, which has subsequently been released on the 2006 ""Pink Lady Platinum Box"" as ""Monday Mona Lisa Club - Special Disco Version"". The song was produced by Robby Adcock,

title: Speculations about Mona Lisa

text: Speculations about Mona Lisa The 16th-century portrait Mona Lisa, or "La Gioconda" ("La Joconde"), painted in oil on a poplar panel by Leonardo da Vinci, has been the subject of a considerable deal of speculation. It has for a long time been argued that after Leonardo's death the painting was cut down by having part of the panel at both sides removed. Early copies depict columns on both sides of the figure. Only the edges of the bases can be seen in the original. However, some art historians, such as Martin Kemp, now argue that the painting has not been

title: Speculations about Mona Lisa

text: years. The pattern on "Mona Lisa's" dark green dress, art critic Maike Vogt-Lüerssen believes, indicates that she was a member of the house of Sforza. Her theory is that the "Mona Lisa" was the first official portrait of the new Duchess of Milan, which requires that it was painted in spring or summer 1489 (and not 1503). In 2004, historian Giuseppe Pallanti published "Monna Lisa, Mulier Ingenua" (published in English as "Mona Lisa Revealed: The True Identity of Leonardo's Model"). The book gathered archival evidence in support of the traditional identification of the model as Lisa. According to Pallanti, the

text: in 1919 may have inadvertently set the standard for modern manifestations of "Mona Lisa" simply by adding a goatee to an existing postcard print of Leonardo's original. Duchamp pioneered the concept of "readymades", which involves taking mundane objects not generally considered to be art and transforming them artistically, sometimes by simply renaming them and placing them in a gallery setting. In "L.H.O.O.Q." the "found object" is a "Mona Lisa" postcard onto which Duchamp drew a goatee in pencil and appended the title. The title, Duchamp is said to have admitted in his later years, is a pun. The letters L-H-O-O-Q

title: The Mona Lisa (song)

text: be on the new album?' and what you hear at the end of the song is the audience singing the "whoas"". Alanna Conaway of "Country Weekly" gave the song an A-, writing that "between the well-crafted lyric, infectious melody and signature guitar riffs, 'The Mona Lisa' has full potential to be yet another chart-topping release for Brad." The song received a favorable review from "Taste of Country", which said that "the singer again shows that his songwriting skills are only bested by his guitar playing." "The Mona Lisa" debuted at number 59 on the U.S. "Billboard" Country Airplay chart for

text: pronounced in French form the sentence "Elle a chaud au cul", colloquially translating into English as "She has a hot ass." As was the case with many of his readymades, Duchamp made multiple versions of "L.H.O.O.Q." in varying sizes and media throughout his career. An unmodified black and white reproduction of "Mona Lisa" on a playing-card, onto which Duchamp in 1965 inscribed "LHOOQ rasée" ("LHOOQ Shaved"), is among many "second-generation" variants referencing the original "L.H.O.O.Q". Duchamp's parody of "Mona Lisa" was itself parodied by Francis Picabia in 1942, annotated "Tableau Dada Par Marcel Duchamp" ("Dadaist Scene for Marcel Duchamp"), another

title: Mona Lisa

text: temperature is maintained between 18 and 21 °C. To compensate for fluctuations in relative humidity, the case is supplemented with a bed of silica gel treated to provide 55% relative humidity. Because the "Mona Lisa"s poplar support expands and contracts with changes in humidity, the picture has experienced some warping. In response to warping and swelling experienced during its storage during World War II, and to prepare the picture for an exhibit to honour the anniversary of Leonardo's 500th birthday, the "Mona Lisa" was fitted in 1951 with a flexible oak frame with beech crosspieces. This flexible frame, which is

text: Mona Lisa replicas and reinterpretations Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" is one of the most recognizable and famous works of art in the world, and also one of the most replicated and reinterpreted. "Mona Lisa" replicas were already being painted during Leonardo's lifetime by his own students and contemporaries. Some are claimed to be the work of Leonardo himself, and remain disputed by scholars. Prominent 20th-century artists such as Marcel Duchamp and Salvador Dalí have also produced derivative works, manipulating "Mona Lisa"'s image to suit their own aesthetic. Replicating Renaissance masterpieces continues to be a way for aspiring artists to

text: art style. ""Mona Lisa" (Two Times)," "Four "Mona Lisa"s," and "Thirty Are Better Than One" illustrate Warhol's method of silkscreening an image repetitively within the same work of art. Also in 1963, Fernando Botero – who had already painted ""Mona Lisa", Age Twelve" in 1959 – painted another, this time in what would become his trademark "Boterismo" style of rendering figures disproportionately "plump". "Mona Lisa" is also referenced in artwork by Contemporary art luminaries such as Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg, adding to the veritable "who's who" list of artists putting their own spin on the portrait. A paint by

title: Mona Lisa

text: "Mona Lisa" as imbued with a sense of mystery and romance. In 1859 Théophile Gautier wrote that the "Mona Lisa" was a "sphinx of beauty who smiles so mysteriously" and that "Beneath the form expressed one feels a thought that is vague, infinite, inexpressible. One is moved, troubled ... repressed desires, hopes that drive one to despair, stir painfully." Walter Pater's famous essay of 1869 described the sitter as "older than the rocks among which she sits; like the vampire, she has been dead many times, and learned the secrets of the grave; and has been a diver in the

title: Mona Lisa

text: traditionally spelled "Mona" (as used by Vasari), is also commonly spelled in modern Italian as "Monna Lisa" ("" being a vulgarity in some Italian dialects) but this is rare in English. Vasari's account of the "Mona Lisa" comes from his biography of Leonardo published in 1550, 31 years after the artist's death. It has long been the best-known source of information on the provenance of the work and identity of the sitter. Leonardo's assistant Salaì, at his death in 1524, owned a portrait which in his personal papers was named "la Gioconda", a painting bequeathed to him by Leonardo. That

title: Speculations about Mona Lisa

text: be inventions of those artists, or copies of another (unknown) studio version of "Mona Lisa". People of Arezzo in the Val di Chiana, a valley in Tuscany, have traditionally claimed the "Mona Lisa" landscape as theirs. An article published in the journal "Cartographica" suggests that the landscape comprises two parts which when placed together correspond to Leonardo's topographic map, the "Val di Chiana". It has been suggested that Leonardo created more than one version of the painting. Another contender is the "Isleworth Mona Lisa", which had been hidden in a Swiss bank vault for 40 years before being unveiled to

title: Mona Lisa

text: had closed. Peruggia was an Italian patriot who believed Leonardo's painting should have been returned for display in an Italian museum. Peruggia may have been motivated by an associate whose copies of the original would significantly rise in value after the painting's theft. A later account suggested Eduardo de Valfierno had been the mastermind of the theft and had commissioned forger Yves Chaudron to create six copies of the painting to sell in the U.S. while the location of the original was unclear. However, the original painting remained in Europe. After having kept the "Mona Lisa" in his apartment for

title: Speculations about Mona Lisa

text: are continued. During 2006, "Mona Lisa" underwent a major scientific observation that proved through infrared cameras she was originally wearing a bonnet and clutching her chair, something that da Vinci decided to change as an afterthought. One long-standing mystery of the painting is why "Mona Lisa" features very faint eyebrows and apparently does not have any eyelashes. In October 2007, Pascal Cotte, a French engineer and inventor, says he discovered with a high-definition camera that Leonardo da Vinci originally did paint eyebrows and eyelashes. Creating an ultra-high resolution close-up that magnified "Mona Lisa"s face 24 times, Cotte says he found

text: magnets, appearing in advertisements for fashion and travel industries, and on the cover of magazines. Leonardo da Vinci's own status as "genius" has been suggested as a factor contributing to the mystique of his creation. The eyes of Leonardo's original "Mona Lisa" appear within cover-graphics for Dan Brown's fictional novel "The Da Vinci Code". The "Mona Lisa" portrait also appeared in the teaser trailer for the 2006 film of the same name, although a replica was used for filming, appears only briefly in the film, and plays a very small part in the story. Along with Vermeer's "Girl with a

text: artist Brian Korte. Known as "Brick Art", so-called "pro" Lego builders such as Eric Harshbarger have made multiple replicas of Mona Lisa. Matching the approximate 21 by 30 inch size (535 x 760+ mm) of Leonardo's original requires upwards of 5,000 standard Lego "bricks", but replicas measuring 6 by 8 feet have been built, requiring more than 30,000 bricks. At a 2009 festival in Sydney, Australia, a group of eight people spent three hours creating a "Mona Lisa" replica from 3,604 cups of coffee. The mosaic effect in this case was created by adding amounts of milk, or sometimes none,

title: The Ballad of Mona Lisa

text: and I started writing, so it was gonna end up sounding different, sonically." The music has been described as a combination of buzzsaw riffs, punchy percussion and literate, multi-layered lyrics. The song's title is, of course, an allusion to "Mona Lisa", the famous Renaissance-era oil painting by Leonardo da Vinci. The painting inspired Panic!, which pulls their style from the nostalgic romanticism of the Elizabethan and Victorian eras. In a 2011 interview, Urie regarded the name and theme of the song as neither male nor female. “That whole thing with Mona Lisa was the idea that there is this character.

text: numbers version of "Mona Lisa" accompanied artist Suzanne Lacy during her 1977 travelogue "Travels with Mona", documenting the painting process at landmark locations throughout Europe and Central America. From the 1980s through the end of the 20th Century, "Mona Lisa" continued to be the subject of re-interpretation among a new generation of emerging artists. Street artists such as Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring, who came into prominence in the 1980s, created "Federal Reserve Note" and "Apocalipse 7", respectively, juxtaposing "Mona Lisa" within compositions suiting their styles. Ballpoint art pioneer Lennie Mace created his "Mona a'la Mace" replica in 1993, a

text: embellishment. "Sapeck" (Eugène Bataille), in 1883, depicted "Mona Lisa" smoking a pipe ("shown above"). Titled "Le Rire" (The Laugh), the artwork was displayed at the "Incoherents" exhibition in Paris at the time of its creation, making it among the earliest known instances of "Mona Lisa"'s image being re-interpreted using contemporary irony. Further interpretations by avante garde artists beginning in the early 20th century, coinciding with the artwork's theft, attest to "Mona Lisa"'s popularity as an irresistible target. Dadaists and Surrealists were quick to modify, embellish and caricature "Mona Lisa"'s visage. Marcel Duchamp, among the most influential artists of his generation,

text: example of "second-generation" interpretations of "Mona Lisa". Salvador Dalí created his "Self Portrait as Mona Lisa" in 1954, referencing "L.H.O.O.Q." in collaboration with Philippe Halsman, incorporating his photographs of a wild-eyed Dalí showing his handlebar moustache and a handful of coins. In 1958, Icelandic painter Erró then incorporated Dalí's version into a composition which also included a film-still from Dalí's "Un Chien Andalou". Fernand Léger and René Magritte are among the numbers of Modern art masters who've adapted "Mona Lisa" using their own iconography. None of the parodies have tarnished "Mona Lisa"'s image; rather, they reinforce her fame. Duchamp's "mustached"

title: Mona Lisa (Prado's version)

text: Sainte Anne", from 29 March to 25 June 2012. The oxidized varnishes indicated that the black repaint had been made 200 years after the copy was painted, that is to say, not before 1750. During this restoration process, the copy was also submitted to a study of infrared reflectography and radiography, where the results revealed that the painting had been made in the workshop of Leonardo da Vinci at the same time as the original "Mona Lisa" was painted. The "key" of this discovery was the underlying drawing, as it is the same but with different style in both paintings,

title: Mona Lisa

text: deep seas, and keeps their fallen day about her." By the early 20th century some critics started to feel the painting had become a repository for subjective exegeses and theories, and upon the painting's theft in 1911, Renaissance historian Bernard Berenson admitted that it had "simply become an incubus, and I was glad to be rid of her." The avant-garde art world has made note of the undeniable fact of the "Mona Lisa"s popularity. Because of the painting's overwhelming stature, Dadaists and Surrealists often produce modifications and caricatures. Already in 1883, "Le rire," an image of a Mona Lisa smoking

title: Mona Lisa

text: with "Ginevra de' Benci", but on a level with the eyes, thus linking the figure with the landscape and emphasizing the mysterious nature of the painting. "Mona Lisa" has no clearly visible eyebrows or eyelashes. Some researchers claim that it was common at this time for genteel women to pluck these hairs, as they were considered unsightly. In 2007, French engineer Pascal Cotte announced that his ultra-high resolution scans of the painting provide evidence that "Mona Lisa" was originally painted with eyelashes and with visible eyebrows, but that these had gradually disappeared over time, perhaps as a result of overcleaning.

title: Mona Lisa

text: to help ease the national debt, although it was noted that the "Mona Lisa" and other such art works were prohibited from being sold due to French heritage law, which states that "Collections held in museums that belong to public bodies are considered public property and cannot be otherwise." Before its completion the "Mona Lisa" had already begun to influence contemporary Florentine painting. Raphael, who had been to Leonardo's workshop several times, promptly used elements of the portrait's composition and format in several of his works, such as "Young Woman with Unicorn" (c. 1506), and "Portrait of Maddalena Doni" (c.

title: Mona Lisa Overdrive

text: Mona Lisa Overdrive Mona Lisa Overdrive is a science fiction novel by American-Canadian writer William Gibson, published in 1988. It is the final novel of the cyberpunk Sprawl trilogy, following "Neuromancer" and "Count Zero", taking place eight years after the events of the latter. The novel was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel, the Hugo Award for Best Novel, and the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel in 1989. Taking place eight years after the events of "Count Zero" and fifteen years after "Neuromancer", the story is formed from several interconnecting plot threads, and also features characters

text: Pearl Earring", "Mona Lisa" is among the most replicated works of art. The sheer number and variety of replicas and reproductions since its creation in the early 16th century illustrates a so-called "self-reinforcing dynamic"; utilized in advertising because of its familiarity, thereby re-enforcing its fame. Painting "knock-offs" of "Mona Lisa" and other Western masterpieces has become a cottage industry of sorts. Struggling artists in China paint them by the hundreds to supply the demand of American and European markets, and "Mona Lisa" is among the most popular requests. Working in cramped studios, or at home with children running around, these

text: T-shirts, her likeness has also been re-imagined using coffee, toast, seaweed, Rubik's Cubes, and computer chips, to name only a few. Now over five-hundred years since her creation, the perpetuation of "Mona Lisa"'s influence is reinforced with every reinterpretation. At the start of the 16th century, Leonardo da Vinci was commissioned by Florentine nobleman Francesco del Giocondo to paint a portrait of his wife, Lisa. The painting is believed to have been undertaken between 1503 and 1506. Leonardo's portrait of "Mona Lisa" ("Mona" or "Monna" being the Italian honorific for "Madame") has been on display as part of the permanent

title: Mona Lisa Yuchengco

text: sons and several grandchildren. She is the daughter of Alfonso Yuchengco. Mona Lisa Yuchengco Mona Lisa Yuchengco is a Filipino-American community activist and publisher. She was born in Manila, Philippines and moved to San Francisco in 1982 with her two sons. Yuchengco graduated from Assumption College with degrees in Liberal Arts and Education and earned a Masters in Business Administration from Ateneo University. In 1992 Yuchengco founded "Filipinas", a magazine specifically directed toward the Filipino American community. The magazine, in its prime, covered various topics such as the lack of compensation of Filipino Veterans in World War II, domestic violence

title: Monday Mona Lisa Club

text: and was recorded in Los Angeles. All tracks composed by Shunichi Tokura, lyrics written by Yū Aku. Monday Mona Lisa Club "Monday Mona Lisa Club" (マンデー・モナリザ・クラブ, "Mande Mona Riza Kurabu") is the 15th single released by duo Pink Lady. The single was released only five days after their previous single "Kiss in the Dark". The song's highest position on the Oricon chart was 14. This was the duo's last top 20 single in their career. It sold 450,000 copies. The 12" single featured an extended remix of the song, which has subsequently been released on the 2006 ""Pink Lady Platinum

text: to cups of black coffee. The final product, measuring 20 by 13 feet, was dubbed the ""Mocha" Lisa." Maurice "Toastman" Bennet, known for recreating masterpieces using toasted bread, parodied "Mona Lisa" in a toast mosaic. At a 2010 food-art festival in Hong Kong, Bennet "tiled" together approximately 6,000 slices of bread, using a blow-torch to achieve the desired "tone" on each piece of toast. Media coverage of the many incarnations of "Mona Lisa" often allude to the likely disbelief of Leonardo himself; of the intrigue she would come to inspire, and the unimaginable extremes of her re-portrayal. Mona Lisa replicas

title: Mona Lisa (EP)

text: shows such as Mnet's "M! Countdown". The song "I Think You Know" was used for the comeback. They finished promoting the song on August 28 and followed with the song "I Don't Know" on September 1. The promotions of the song and the EP ended on September 11. All the songs (except Ojos Frios) were written by Rado, Ji-in, Won-taek & DoK2, composed by Rado, Ji-in & Won-taek and arranged by Rado. Mona Lisa (EP) Mona Lisa () is an EP by South Korean boy band MBLAQ. The album was released online on July 12 and physically on July 15.

title: Mona Lisa Smile

text: example and compelled us all to see the world through new eyes." As Katherine's taxi speeds up, all her students follow on their bicycles and Betty is seen struggling to keep up with the taxi as a last effort to thank Katherine for changing her life. In its first opening weekend, "Mona Lisa Smile" opened at #2 at the U.S. Box office raking in $11,528,498 USD behind "". By the end of its run, while the film had grossed $141,337,989 worldwide, its U.S. domestic gross did not meet its $65 million budget, falling short at $63,860,942. "Mona Lisa Smile" received

title: Playing Mona Lisa

text: Film Festival July 19–29, 2000. Shown at U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado February 9–13, 2000. Fresh rating of 62% from Rotten Tomatoes. Won Audience Choice Award for Best Feature in 2000 at the Stony Brook Film Festival. Won Film Discovery Jury Award for Best Actor Alicia Witt in 2000 at U.S. Comedy Arts Festival. The DVD for the film was released on April 17, 2001. Playing Mona Lisa Playing Mona Lisa is a 2000 comedy film directed by Matthew Huffman and starring Alicia Witt, Harvey Fierstein, Johnny Galecki, Elliott Gould, Marlo Thomas, Molly Hagan and Brooke Langton. It

title: Mona Lisa Yuchengco

text: Mona Lisa Yuchengco Mona Lisa Yuchengco is a Filipino-American community activist and publisher. She was born in Manila, Philippines and moved to San Francisco in 1982 with her two sons. Yuchengco graduated from Assumption College with degrees in Liberal Arts and Education and earned a Masters in Business Administration from Ateneo University. In 1992 Yuchengco founded "Filipinas", a magazine specifically directed toward the Filipino American community. The magazine, in its prime, covered various topics such as the lack of compensation of Filipino Veterans in World War II, domestic violence and Filipino identity. Yuchengco sold "Filipinas" in 2005 and it dropped

text: character such as Betty Boop, for example. British artist Caroline Shotton in 2007 produced a series of paintings replicating classical works of art as "cows", which she would go on to title her "Great "Moo"-sters" series. The inspiration for the series, she says, came to her while watching a documentary about "Mona Lisa". Having settled upon the cow motif, she then formulated puns befitting her chosen subjects; whereby "Mona Lisa" became "Moo"-na Lisa. In a film called "Elf", Buddy uses an Etch-a-Sketch to draw the Mona Lisa in process to build Santa Land by the North Pole in Gimbels. In

text: the potential of "Simultaneous Multi-compare Adaptive Rendering Technology" ("SMART"), which automatically analyzes and matches the shapes and colors of source-photos to a desired image. Mimicking the heavy pixelation of a highly magnified computer file, Canadian artist Robert McKinnon assembled 315 Rubik's Cubes into a 36 by 48 inch "Mona Lisa" mosaic, an effect dubbed "Rubik's Cubism" by French artist Invader. Similarly, colored Lego "bricks" have been employed to replicate "Mona Lisa" in a mosaic motif. A 2011 exhibition titled "Da Vinci, The Genius" at the Frazier Museum in Louisville, Kentucky attracted attention by having a "Mona Lisa" constructed by Lego

text: appearing in the press, presumably their efforts were washed away with the tide. In 2012 the Portuguese designer Luís Silva created a poster for a campaign against violence on women representing Mona Lisa with a sore eye and a sombre expression, with the slogan "Could you live without her smile?". The computer age introduced digitally-produced or -inspired incarnations of "Mona Lisa". Aside from versions constructed of actual computer motherboards, mosaic-making techniques are another common motif used in such re-creations. A photo mosaic of "Mona Lisa" was digitally produced in 2012 from randomly compiled photos using "adaptive rendering software", to promote

text: uncle of Napoleon Bonaparte, who owned another of Leonardo's paintings. Facial features bear only vague resemblance, but landscape, compositional and technical details correspond to those of the "Mona Lisa" known worldwide today. A student and companion of Leonardo da Vinci known as Salaì painted one of the nude interpretations of "Mona Lisa" known, titled "Mona Vanna". Salai's version is thought by some to have been "based on" the nude sometimes attributed to Leonardo, which is considered a lost work. Discussion among experts exists as to whether Salai, known to have modeled for Leonardo, may in fact have been the sitter

text: version of the painting, entitled the "Mini Lisa", was created by a Georgia Institute of Technology student named Keith Carroll. The replica was created to demonstrate a new scientific technique called thermochemical nanolithography (TCNL). The "Mini Lisa" was just wide, about 1/25,000th the size of the original. High school students attracted media attention in 2011 by recreating "Mona Lisa" on Daytona Beach, Florida (USA), using seaweed which had accumulated on shore. Claiming to have "too much time on their hands," it took two people approximately one hour to "turn the ugly seaweed into a work of art." Aside from photos

title: Mona Lisa Overdrive (song)

text: Thomas P. Heckmann and included in group's remix album Inside The Reactor in 2011. The song title is derived from William Gibson's cyberpunk novel of the same name, published in 1988. The Matrix Trilogy was heavily influenced by Gibson's writing. Mona Lisa Overdrive (song) "Mona Lisa Overdrive" is a song, featured in the movie "The Matrix Reloaded", during the well-known highway chase scene. It is composed by Don Davis in collaboration with the electronica act Juno Reactor, representing blend of film score music and trance. The track is the fifth entry in the second CD in the film soundtrack, released