"ሞና ሊሳ በሥዕል ውስጥ በጣም ቆንጆ ሴት ናት" በማለት የአርኪዩሪያል ጨረታ ቤት ኤክስፐርት እና የጨረታ አቅራቢ ማቲዩ ፎርኒየር ስዕሉ ከሽያጩ በፊት ለሕዝብ እይታ ሲውል ተናግሯል።
"The Mona Lisa is the most beautiful woman in painting," said Matthieu Fournier, expert and auctioneer of the Artcurial auction house, while the painting was exhibited to the public before the sale.