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Answer: Italian
The Mona Lisa, also known as the Portrait of Lisa Gherardini, La Gioconda and La Joconde, is an oil painting by Italian artist Leanardo da Vinci, who created it on a wood panel sometime between 1503 and 1519 when he was staying in Florence. Today, the famous painting is placed in Paris’ Louvre Museum, and is observed by thousands of visitors every day.
The painting displays a woman’s half-body portrait, with a distant landscape as the background. With fine shading, delicate paint, and the woman’s faint smile, Vinci’s vision has served as an inspiration in the field of art.
Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452, in Florence, Italy. He was a painter, engineer and sculptor.
At the age of 15, his father helped him get an apprenticeship at Andrea del Verrocchio’s art workshop. In 1472, he was welcomed into Florence’s painters’ guild, but continued working in Verrocchio’s workshop for five years.
Today, he is revered in the art community for his paintings such as the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper.
