Leonardo da Vinci created the Mona Lisa painting. There are many states and facts associated with this painting. Let them be known.
The painting Mona Lisa is considered one of the best paintings of the great painter Leonardo da Vinci of Italy. People from all over the world reach Paris, the capital of France, to see this half-length painting. In such a situation, let us tell you some strange facts about this painting.
Leonardo da Vinci painted ‘Monalisa’ using oil paint on a poplar wood panel in such a way that there is no trace of brush on this photo.
Monalisa painting is one of the most ancient artworks in the world. It is said about this painting that it is more than 500 years old.
Spain’s famous painter Pablo Picasso was once suspected of stealing ‘Monalisa’. Even Picasso was called by the authorities for questioning.
During World War II, Monalisa’s paintings were sent six times from one place to another so that they could be saved from the hands of the Nazi people.
After a scan with a face recognition software, it was claimed that Monalisa’s painting was 83% happy, 9% disgusted, 6% scared and 2% angry.
People claim that Monalisa’s painting is the female form of Da Vinci, which she herself created. However, the most popular theory is that it is a picture of Lisa Gherardini, a woman from Florence.
The original name of this picture was ‘Monna Lisa’. In Italian, ‘Monna’ means ‘Lady’. However, due to spelling disturbances, it was renamed as ‘Mona Lisa’.
Leonardo da Vinci did not complete this picture. When he died in 1519, it was one of his few unfinished works, which his colleagues completed.
Napoleon Bonaparte kept the picture of Monalisa hanging in his bedroom of the Tularies Palace for four years. He was so attracted to this painting that he fell in love with an Italian woman named Teresa Guadagni, who was believed to be a woman from the family of Lisa Gherardini.
In 1852, an artist named Luke Maspero became so fascinated by Monalisa’s smile and charm that she committed suicide by jumping from a Paris hotel. He said in a suicide note written before he died that he loved Monalisa a lot.
Currently, Monalisa’s painting is in the Musée du Louvre Museum located in the French capital, Paris. The painting here has its own room, where it has been hanging since 1797.
Monalisa also has her own property. It may sound a bit strange to hear, but Monalisa’s total assets without any insurance is $ 700 million.
