- Wikipedia: Mona Lisa
Overview of Leonardo da Vinci's famous masterpiece, Mona Lisa, with the history, aesthetics, and the painting's role in popular culture. Also includes the identity of the model.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona_Lisa
- Mona Lisa Images for a Modern World
Features parodies of Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting and discussion from a modern cultural perspective.
www.studiolo.org/Mona/MONALIST.htm
- Mona Lisa Mania
Offers Mona Lisa related fine art, prints, posters, gifts, and collectibles, as well as related links, historical information, and theories.
www.monalisamania.com
- PBS: Theft of the Mona Lisa
About the August 21, 1911 theft of the most famous painting in the Louvre.
www.pbs.org/treasuresoftheworld/a_nav/mona_nav/main_monafrm.html
- BBC: Mona Lisa
Features historical information, painting techniques, and a desktop wallpaper image of one of Leonardo's favorite paintings.
www.bbc.co.uk/science/leonardo/gallery/monalisa.shtml
- Kausal.com: Mona Lisa del Gioconda
Explores the history and provides a large image of the famous Italian portrait painting.
www.kausal.com/leonardo/monalisa.html
- Arlindo Correia's Home Page: Mona Lisa
Contains articles investigating the fame and history of the painting which has become a global icon.
www.arlindo-correia.com/020602.html
- Artchive: Mona Lisa
History and analysis of the painting by Leonardo da Vinci. Essay written by E.H. Gombrich.
www.artchive.com/artchive/L/leonardo/monalisa_text.jpg.html
- WebMuseum: Mona Lisa
Offers a high-resolution image and discussion of the portrait of Mona Lisa, the wife of Francesco del Giocondo who lived during 1479 to 1528.
www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/vinci/joconde
- About.com: The Mona Lisa Was Stolen
Provides a five-page historical background on the 1911 theft of the painting.
history1900s.about.com/library/weekly/aa032400a.htm
- Tufts University: The Mona Lisa Exposed
Explores the landscape, lighting, style, impact, and identification theories regarding the painting by Leonardo da Vinci.
www.hepguru.com/monalisa
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