10 Mysteries Surrounding Leonardo Da Vinci’s ‘Mona Lisa’

(via Listverse) Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa has for centuries continued to evade the understanding of art critics, historians, and the public. On display in the Louvre, the tiny portrait is often touted as “the best known, the most visited, the most written about, the most sung about, the most parodied work of art in the world.” As such, a deeper investigation into the mysterious smiling woman on the canvas reveals much more than meets the eye