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A portrait identified by the Louvre as Lisa Gherardini, wife of Francesco del Giocondo, known around the world as La Joconde or Monna Lisa.
The record
The small scale of the panel is part of its power. A carefully balanced pose, atmospheric landscape, and uncertain expression turn a private portrait into one of the most persistent images in the history of art.
- Artist
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Date
- 1503–1519
- Medium
- Painted on a poplar wood panel
- Dimensions
- Approximately 79.4 × 53.4 cm
- Culture / place
- Italy
- Current context
- Musée du Louvre, Department of Paintings, Room 711
Details to carry with you
- The Louvre identifies the sitter as Lisa Gherardini, wife of Francesco del Giocondo.
- The work is painted on a fine poplar wood panel.
- The painting is displayed in the Louvre's Denon wing, Level 1.
