Isleworth Mona Lisa

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The Isleworth Mona Lisa is a controversial painting that some claim is an earlier version of Leonardo da Vinci’s famous Mona Lisa, distinguished by its younger-looking subject and debated attribution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Renaissance painting
painting
alsoKnownAs Earlier Mona Lisa
Earlier Version Mona Lisa
linked to: Earlier Mona Lisa
artHistoricalPeriod High Renaissance (claimed)
linked to: High Renaissance
attributionStatus controversial
disputed
claimedCreator Leonardo da Vinci
controversy authorship
date of creation
relationship to the Louvre Mona Lisa
creationPeriod early 16th century (claimed)
culturalSignificance frequently discussed in media as a possible second Mona Lisa
important in debates about Leonardo’s oeuvre
currentOwner Mona Lisa Foundation
depictionType bust-length portrait
depicts Lisa Gherardini
a seated woman
discoveryLocation Isleworth, London
expertReception many Leonardo scholars remain unconvinced of Leonardo’s authorship
subject of ongoing scholarly debate
genre portrait painting
hasResearch carbon dating of canvas
pigment analysis
provenance research
scientific imaging
stylistic analysis
hasVisualCharacteristic landscape background
sfumato-like soft transitions
similar pose to the Louvre Mona Lisa
subject with folded hands
subject without visible eyebrows
three-quarter view portrait
younger-looking subject than the Louvre Mona Lisa
medium oil paint
namedAfter Isleworth
possibleCreator Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo’s workshop
follower of Leonardo da Vinci
promotedBy Mona Lisa Foundation
relatedWork Louvre Mona Lisa
linked to: Mona Lisa

Mona Lisa
relationshipToOtherWork claimed earlier version of the Mona Lisa
stylistically related to the Mona Lisa in the Louvre
subjectName Lisa Gherardini
subjectSpouse Francesco del Giocondo
support canvas
not painted on poplar panel like the Louvre Mona Lisa
title Isleworth Mona Lisa

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Henry F. Pulitzer owned Isleworth Mona Lisa
Isleworth Mona Lisa title Isleworth Mona Lisa
Isleworth Mona Lisa alsoKnownAs Isleworth version of the Mona Lisa
linked to: Isleworth Mona Lisa
Isleworth Mona Lisa title Isleworth Mona Lisa