The mona lisa is an oil painting by italian artist, inventor, and writer leonardo da vinci. Likely completed in 1506, the piece features a portrait of a seated woman set against an imaginary landscape. The mona lisa is much more than just a painting, it's a cultural icon.

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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 spotlight on it over several years.