Mona Lisa

[moh-nuh lee-suh, lee-zuh]

noun

1. Italian La Gioconda. a portrait (1503?–05?) by Leonardo da Vinci.

Mona Lisa

/ ˈməʊnə ˈliːzə /

noun

1. Also called: La Gioconda. a portrait of a young woman painted by Leonardo da Vinci, admired for her enigmatic smile

Mona Lisa

1. A painting by Leonardo da Vinci of a woman with a mysterious smile. It is one of the most readily recognized paintings in the world.

Example Sentences

Millions of visitors crowd the Louvre to steal a look at Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” every year.

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He also goes to Paris, where Jean Penicaut of Lumière Technology—which has explored beneath the surfaces of the Mona Lisa and Leonardo’s “Lady With an Ermine”—offers a theory.

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The plan includes a new entrance at the eastern end of the Louvre, and the excavation of new exhibition spaces including a separate gallery for the Mona Lisa.

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The wide-ranging report described the “paradox” of a museum flush with revenue from ticket sales and the licensing of its name while struggling to upgrade security systems that monitor a collection of priceless works such as Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa.

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The museum’s director testified before the French Senate last week that she and other Louvre officials had been pushing for years for sweeping security upgrades to protect a collection that includes the Mona Lisa and thousands of other works.

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