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The History of the Mona Lisa

The Mona Lisa is perhaps the most famous painting in the world, one of the most recognised and copied. It currently hangs in the Louvre, where it is believed that 80% of the 10.2 million visitors go specifically… Read More

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Posted on October 30, 2020 by Hernan Souto

Louvre

Amboise, art history, da Vinci, Francois Premier, History 101, La Gioconda, La Joconde, Leonardo, Leonardo da Vinci, Louvre, Mona Lisa, Mona Lisa Theft, Napoleon, Pablo Picasso, Peruggia, Picasso

Borghese at the Louvre

It’s funny how these posts come about. Because of the last post concluding the Three Graces series, I’ve had the Borghese Collection at the Louvre on my mind. However, there are so many places to start on this… Read More