“The Mona Lisa is arguably the most valuable painting in the world. Fascinated by her mysterious smile and unproven identity, the world has made the Mona Lisa the most famous painting in history.”

The Mona Lisa is a half-length portrait painting by Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci. Considered an archetypal masterpiece of the Italian Renaissance, it has been described as "the best known, the most visited, the most written about, the most sung about, [and] the most parodied work of art in the world".