Facts about Theories About the Mona Lisa

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   Some art historians have theorized that the Mona Lisa was never delivered to its commissioner and remained in Leonardo's personal collection until his death.

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   Researchers have proposed that the Mona Lisa's famous enigmatic smile results from Leonardo's use of sfumato technique, which blurs edges and creates ambiguity in peripheral vision.

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   The landscape background in the Mona Lisa has inspired theories that it depicts a real location in the Arno Valley near Leonardo's hometown of Vinci.

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   A widely discussed theory holds that the Mona Lisa depicts Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan, rather than the traditionally accepted subject Lisa Gherardini.

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   One popular theory proposes that the Mona Lisa is a self-portrait of Leonardo da Vinci painted in feminine form.

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