Mona Lisa: References & Edit History
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The painting itself is the subject of the essay collection Mona Lisa: Inside the Painting (2006). Donald Sassoon, Becoming Mona Lisa: The Making of a Global Icon (2001), and Leonardo and the Mona Lisa Story (2006), discuss the painting as it is and has been used. Giuseppe Pallanti, Mona Lisa Revealed: The True Identity of Leonardo’s Model (2006), includes Francesco del Giocondo’s will.
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Modified link of Web site: Smart History - Leonardo, Mona Lisa. | Sep 21, 2026 | ||
| Added discussions on Leonardo's use of oil paint and the role of portraiture in Renaissance Italy. | Jun 23, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of The Mona Lisa Foundation. | May 22, 2026 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Aug 20, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: PBS - Leonardo da Vinci - The Mona Lisa: The Woman Behind the Smile. | Jul 31, 2025 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Apr 30, 2025 | ||
| Cross-reference added. | Feb 13, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Feb 12, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC - The detail that unlocks the Mona Lisa. | Dec 09, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Guardian - The myth of the Mona Lisa. | Sep 15, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: UEN Digital Press with Pressbooks - Renaissance Through Contemporary Art History - Mona Lisa. | Apr 15, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: CNN - What's so special about the Mona Lisa? | Jan 22, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Art in Context - Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci Facts About the Mona Lisa. | Jun 27, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Khan Academy - Mona Lisa. | May 15, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Smart History - Leonardo, Mona Lisa. | Aug 16, 2022 | ||
| Revised discussion of the painting's theft in 1911. | Dec 04, 2020 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Oct 29, 2020 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Apr 04, 2019 | ||
| Deleted extra period in the Condition section. | Apr 04, 2019 | ||
| Media added. | Aug 18, 2017 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Jul 19, 2017 | ||
| Revised date of the Mona Lisa from 1503-06 to 1503-19. | Aug 17, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Art Encyclopedia - Mona Lisa. | Aug 04, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: ItalianRenaissance.org - Leonardo da Vinci�s Mona Lisa. | Jun 28, 2015 | ||
| Replaced image of Mona Lisa with better rendition. |
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Mar 24, 2015 | |
| Added video. | Dec 03, 2014 | ||
| Revised to say that the memory of Leonardo's mother, Caterina, may have been the source for the woman in the Mona Lisa. |
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Aug 22, 2014 | |
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - The Secret Behind Mona Lisa's Smile. | Aug 04, 2014 | ||
| Added information about the speculation surrounding the sitter's identity. |
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Jul 14, 2014 | |
| New bibliography added. | Apr 29, 2009 | ||
| New article added. | Nov 26, 2008 |
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