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Why is the Mona Lisa so popular?

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Mona Lisa is so famous because the world has various guesses on who that mystery woman was that Leonardo had painted. She’s actually Leonardo’s Chinese peasant mother, Catrina.
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reasons for her fame is the 'Mona Lisa's Smile'. Da Vinci exploited human optimcal illusion to create a unique smile through perspective and by using shadow work. Da Vinci painted Mona Lisa in such a way that the eyes are the center of the viewer's attention and the mouth is the periphery.

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