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Leonardo Da Vinci Likely Spent 16 Years Completing Mona Lisa
Since the Mona Lisa was painted over 500 years ago, it is difficult to construct a complete picture of its creation. Scholars and art historians have been debating and researching its history for many years, and there is still no agreed-upon timeline. The Louvre states that it was undoubtedly painted between 1503 and 1506. But most believe that the work was started in 1503, taken with Leonardo to France in 1516, and slowly added to over the 16 years before 1519.