HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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Question
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Which of the following artists painted the Mona Lisa?
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Leonardo da Vinci
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Raphael
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Michelangelo
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Donatello
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Leonardo da Vinci began painting the Mona Lisa about 1503, and it was in his studio when he died in 1519.
Detailed explanation-2: -Leonardo da Vinci did start painting the Mona Lisa in 1503 or 1504 in the Italian city, but in 1516 he was invited by King François I to work in France, and scholars believe he finished the painting there, and there it has remained.
Detailed explanation-3: -Interpretation of Mona Lisa. Valued in excess of $1 billion, the Mona Lisa, perhaps the greatest treasure of Renaissance art, is one of many masterpieces of High Renaissance painting housed in the Louvre. The painting is known to Italians as La Gioconda, the French call her La Joconde.
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