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Arguably one of the most well-known paintings in the world, the Mona Lisa is considered a masterpiece of the Italian Renaissance. Widely believed to be that of Italian noblewoman Lisa Gherardini, the painting is thought to have been created between 1503 and 1506 and possibly as late as 1517. It is one of the most valuable paintings in the world, with an insurance valuation totaling more than $870 million.

Did you know that the painting is one of the first portraits to depict the sitter in front of an imaginary landscape? Leonardo was also one of the first painters to ever use aerial perspective.

There is a blurriness to the Mona Lisa that has caused mystery and mystique, and it was intentionally done by da Vinci. It is a technique called sfumato which literally translates to smokey. It uses layering in order to blur the contours of the painting and gives Mona Lisa an ethereal and soft feel against the harsh background landscape. #funfact #art #drawing #monday