Mona Lisa 1913 by Hugh Blaker, an art connoisseur. The painting was presented to the media in 2012 by the Mona Lisa Foundation. It is a painting of the same subject as Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa. The painting is claimed by a majority of experts to be mostly an original work of Leonardo dating from the early 16th century. Other experts, including Zöllner and Kemp, deny the attribution. Notes Bibliography Mona Lisa The Mona Lisa (; or La Gioconda , ) is a half-length portrait painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci that has been described as "the best
Mona Lisa (Nat King Cole song) Mona Lisa (Nat King Cole song) "Mona Lisa" is a popular song written by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston for the Paramount Pictures film "Captain Carey, U.S.A." (1950). The title and lyrics refer to the renaissance portrait "Mona Lisa" painted by Leonardo da Vinci. The song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1950. Musical arrangement was handled by Nelson Riddle and the orchestral backing was played by Les Baxter and his Orchestra. The recording was originally the B-side of "The Greatest Inventor Of Them All." In an "American Songwriter" magazine interview, Jay Livingston recalled that the original