"German experts crack Mona Lisa smile"

For centuries scholars and art historians have disputed whether the model of the famous painting “Mona Lisa” by Leonardo da Vinci was his lover, the wife of a wealthy merchant, or even himself. It now seems that the case has been cracked. Read more from the experts at the Heidlburg Univeristy library in the Washington Post.com article.

For more information about the Mona Lisa, check out these books from the Woodbridge Campus library:


Famous Works of Art in Popular Culture: A Reference Guide/Joy Sperling
N72.S6 S667 2003


Becoming Mona Lisa: The Making of a Global Icon/Donald Sassoon
ND623.L5 A7 2001


Or request a copy of these books from other NVCC Libraries:

Leonardo and the Mona Lisa story: The History of a Painting told in Pictures/Donald Sassoon
ND623.L5 A7 2006f (Available at Manassas or Loudoun)

Mona Lisa Revealed: The True Identity of Leonardo’s Model/Giuseppe Pallanti
ND623.L5 A7 2006b (Available at Alexandria)