Mona Lisa explained to kids

The Mona Lisa is a half-length portrait of a woman by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci, which has been acclaimed as "the best known, the most visited, the most written about, the most sung about, the most parodied work of art in the world". The Mona Lisa is one of the most famous paintings in the world and is also one of the most expensive. It is thought to be the most valuable painting in the world and is on permanent display at the Louvre Museum in Paris, France. The Mona Lisa was painted by Leonardo da Vinci between 1503 and 1506 and is a portrait of Lisa Gherardini, the wife of Francesco del Giocondo. The painting is in oil on a poplar wood panel and is 77 cm × 53 cm (30 in × 21 in). The Mona Lisa is set against an imaginary landscape of mountains and rolling hills and includes many details and symbols that have been the subject of much analysis and speculation. The painting has been the subject of a number of conservation treatments over the years, and its condition is generally very good. The Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre in 1911 and recovered two years later. It has been damaged and restored several times, and has been repainted at least once. The Mona Lisa is one of the most famous paintings in the world. It is a half-length portrait of a woman by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci. The painting is in oil on a poplar wood panel and is 77 cm × 53 cm (30 in × 21 in). The Mona Lisa was painted by Leonardo da Vinci between 1503 and 1506 and is a portrait of Lisa Gherardini, the wife of Francesco del Giocondo. The painting is set against an imaginary landscape of mountains and rolling hills and includes many details and symbols that have been the subject of much analysis and speculation. The Mona Lisa has been the subject of a number of conservation treatments over the years, and its condition is generally very good. The Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre in 1911 and recovered two years later. It has been damaged and restored several times, and has been repainted at least once.