Why Is Mona Lisa Painting So Famous?

Big crowds surround the Louvre Museum every year to see one of the most important attractions of the world: Mona Lisa painting by Leonardo Da Vinci. We decided to investigate the ‘why’?

The short answer is easy, peasy: Mona Lisa is a masterpiece because of Da Vinci’s innovative artistic techniques and some mystery behind the painting. But, we need to dig deep to understand the whole big picture.

Who actually is Mona Lisa?

Mona as a word is a contradiction of 'Ma Donna' in Italian language. It means 'my woman' or 'my lady'. Lisa is the first name of the woman who is portrait in the painting. Her full name is Lisa Gherardini, who is the wife of Francesco Giocondo, a trader.