Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa,” created in 1503-06, is a 30 x 21 inch oil on poplar panel masterpiece housed in the Louvre Museum in Paris, France.

The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci is considered one of the most iconic pieces of art from the renaissance period. For it differs from the portraitures from this era, since rather than focusing on the sitter’s appearance her personality is accentuated. With her mischievous grin and direct eye contact with the audience. Her wardrobe is also less glamorous and more toned done. Da Vinci used the technique sfumato, the blending of colors, made the image more lifelike and Contributed to the beauty trend of woman having soft features. There is also a theory that a sketch Monna Vanna found in Leonardo da Vinci’s studio was of Mona Lisa depicted in nude. Which could be an indication that she was supposed to originally be in the nude.