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What is the earlier Mona Lisa?
The Isleworth Mona Lisa is an early sixteenth-century oil on canvas painting depicting the same subject as Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, though with the subject (Lisa del Giocondo) depicted as being a younger age.
How old was Mona Lisa when she had been portrayed?
Leonardo Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa from 1503 to 1506, but was considered incomplete by Da Vinci until 1516. Da Vinci was never paid for the painting and it never made it to it’s intended client. The woman in the painting is thought to be Lisa Gherandini Giocondo who was about 25 at the time of the painting.
When did Leonardo da Vinci begin the Mona Lisa?
1503
Leonardo da Vinci began painting the Mona Lisa in 1503, and it was in his studio when he died in 1519. He likely worked on it intermittently over several years, adding multiple layers of thin oil glazes at different times.
How many years did it take to paint the Mona Lisa?
four years
| 1452 | Leonardo is born in Vinci, a small village in Italy. |
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| 1503 | Leonardo begins painting the Mona Lisa, which he will work on for four years (according to Leonardo da Vinci’s biographer, Giorgio Vasari.) |
| 1504 | Raphael arrives in Florence and visits Leonardo’s studio. |
Did Leonardo da Vinci paint the earlier Mona Lisa?
Some scientists believe it’s possible Leonardo started work on the Earlier Mona Lisa in 1503, a decade earlier than the version which has hung in the Paris Louvre since 1797. Not much is known about what happened to the Earlier Mona Lisa in the 400 years since its apparent creation in Da Vinci’s studio.
Who is the subject in the earlier Mona Lisa?
The subject in the Earlier Mona Lisa – also known as the Isleworth Mona Lisa – is a younger version of noblewoman Lisa Gherardini featured in the Mona Lisa (right) which hangs in the Louvre. (Supplied)
What kind of painting is the Isleworth Mona Lisa?
The Isleworth Mona Lisa is an oil-on-canvas painting of the same subject as Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa.
What is the difference between the two Mona Lisa paintings?
Though the two Mona Lisa paintings are similar there are important differences, for example their overall compositions, their backgrounds, the sitting angles of the subjects, the apparent age of the subjects, the sizes and materials of their supports, the flanking columns, the embroideries, as well as other aspects.