Mona Lisa

(ˈməʊnə ˈliːzə)

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

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Mona Lisa

[ˈməʊnəˈliːzə] N the Mona Lisa → la Gioconda, la Mona Lisa

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I remember that as we said good-bye, there was that in her smile that recalled the vulpine complacency of Mona Lisa, the Wise.

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Movie icon Mona Lisa takes her final bow at 97

"According to some influential theories of emotion neuropsychology, we here interpreted the Mona Lisa asymmetric smile as a non genuine smile, also thought to occur when the subject lies."

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"This may explain why he left numerous paintings incomplete, including the Mona Lisa."

Faint could have left Mona Lisa unfinished

THE Mona Lisa is the biggest tourist attraction letdown.

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