The Mona Lisa is a small painting about two feet in height and one foot in width. It is in the Vatican in Rome, or perhaps in the Louvre in Paris. It was painted during the Renaissance by Leonardo DaVinci, an inventor, scientist, architect, and artist. It is not known of whom the painting is of, or why it was made. The woman in the painting exhibits some striking facial features. Is she smiling or …showed first 75 words of 1064 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1064 total…sa is a staple of our culture and it will stay in our collective consciousness for centuries to come. As more time goes by we will see which icons of the past remain with us, and which ones will drift away into the oblivion of the deep past. But acknowledging the important attributes of the Mona Lisa, the ones that have sustained its remarkable reputation will continue to intrigue people for many futures to come.