The Mona Lisa is much more than just a painting, it's a cultural icon. Learn how Leonardo da Vinci created this iconic image and why it's so famous.

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Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting features a woman smiling. Now, some neuroscientists argue that the artist may have purposely added an insincere smirk that wasn't present on the model's face.

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LEONARDO DA VINCI:Grazi, Dick and Dom. He was born in 1452 in Italy. He is famous for his painting of the Mona Lisa, but he also wrote thousands of pages of notes in his journals. These contained ...