Speculations about Mona Lisa Speculations about Mona Lisa The 16th-century portrait Mona Lisa, or "La Gioconda" ("La Joconde"), painted in oil on a poplar panel by Leonardo da Vinci, has been the subject of a considerable deal of speculation. It has for a long time been argued that after Leonardo's death the painting was cut down by having part of the panel at both sides removed. Early copies depict columns on both sides of the figure. Only the edges of the bases can be seen in the original. However, some art historians, such as Martin Kemp, now argue that the painting has not been
Museo Ideale Leonardo da Vinci and in Budapest, in 1991. It also created the first CD-Rom dedicated to da Vinci, "Leonardo. The digital painting" (ACTA, 1989). The Museo Ideale Leonardo Da Vinci, in its role as a site of research, philological enquiry and creativity, pursues, among others, three major objectives: The museum is located in the Gallery that - with the Ancient Cellar of the Castle - housed a forerunner "Wine Museum" in the 19th century. This is recorded by Giuseppe Garibaldi's memories dated July- August 1868, where it is called "Museum Masetti" because it was part of the ownership of the counts Masetti da