Why Is This Famous?: Mona Lisa

In our editorial series “Why Is This Famous?”, we aim to answer the unanswerable: How does a work actually enter the public consciousness? This installment features da Vinci’s most famous painting, its initial praise, disappearance, theft, and modern resurrection. You can read the whole article at my.meural.com/editorial/19.

This playlist features a collection of works relevant to the Mona Lisa story, including the painting itself.