(The Mona Lisa), that really is the ugliest portrait I’ve seen, the only thing that supposedly makes it famous is the mystery behind it, ” Katherine admitted as she remembered her trips to the Louvre and how she shook her head at the poor tourists crowding around to see a jaundiced, eyebrow-less lady that reminded her of tight-lipped Washington on the dollar bill. Surely, they could have chosen a better portrait of the First President for their currency? . E.a. Bucchianeri
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The Mona Lisa is a portrait of an Italian woman named Lisa Gherardini, completed in 1503 and housed at the Louvre museum in Paris. Although the treasure has been the subject of much debate and controversy, it is generally accepted that Leonardo da Vinci painted it as a commission from Francesco del Giocondo or Giovanni Antonio di Niccolo “Caterina�. It is considered by many to be among the most famous paintings in the world and has been called “the worlds most famous unsellable painting� by Newsweek. Many art critics and curators have noted that while it may be one of the most famous paintings in the world it is also one of the ugliest.

There are many opinions on what makes it so ugly. Some believe that it was meant to be beautiful and was only ruined by Leonardo’s brush strokes. Others say that it is because of its subject matter, saying that looking at this woman makes you feel like you are looking at yourself in the mirror with no makeup on.

Still others believe that she really does look like a fat man with a mustache, hence her nickname “the Mona Lisa with a mustache�

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