FAMOUS PAINTINGS IN THE WORLD

FAMOUS PAINTINGS IN THE WORLD

1. MONA LISA

Mona Lisa is one of the most famous paintings in the world. It is a portrait of women drawn by an Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci. It is one of the most famous works of art. Mona Lisa is the most written, most visited and the most acclaimed famous painting in the world. There are few things that you should know about this painting,

• It is believed that the portrait belongs to the Lisa Gherardini. She is the wife of Francesco Del Giocondo. It is believed that the portrait has been painted in between 1503 and 1506.
• It has been acquired by King Francis I of France and it now belongs to the French Republic.
• The painting has been placed in Louvre Museum of Paris since 1797. Six million people annually came to the museum to see the beautiful painting.
• The expression of the painting seems mysterious. The expression is a composition and exists in many forms. This is one of the unique qualities of him the painting.