Set on a canvas of Poplar Wood, "Mona Lisa" is said to be the most famous and mystifying painting Leonardo da Vinci ever painted. Leonardo began painting the Mona Lisa in 1503, and is said to have carried it with him throughout his travels, working and reworking it for over four years. Only upon his death did he part with his painting, leaving it with a close friend. He is also credited with inventing the style of painting known as "Sfumato", an Italian word when literally translated means, "vanished or evaporated."
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