Student: Leonardo can I ask you some Questions about the Mona Lisa and about you?

Leonardo: Sure my pupil

Student: When were you born Leonardo?

Leonardo: I was born in 15 April 1452

 Student: When did you start painting the Mona Lisa and how long did it take you to    complete?

Leonardo: I started the Mona Lisa in 1503 and it took me 4 years to complete then another 3 years when I moved to France.

 Student: Are there any other names for the Mona Lisa

Leonardo: Yes it is also called La Gioconda by the French, meaning “a light-hearted woman”

Student: Were you doing another drawing while you were doing the Mona Lisa?

Leonardo: Yes I was sketching plant life and nature, so then I decided to put them in the Mona Lisa’s background.

 Student: Has anyone ever tryed to steel the Mona Lisa and if they did what was there name?

Leonardo: Yes, it was stolen by Vincenzo Peruggia on 21st August 1911 by an Italian thief who had taken the painting to Italy. The painting had shown up two years later when an Italian named Vincenzo Perugia offered to sell the painting to the Uffizi Gallery for US$100,000.

 Student: Has anything devastating ever happend to the Mona Lisa?

Leonardo: Yes in 1956 acid was thrown on the lower half of the painting with the required restoration taking a few years.   

 Student: Did anyone ever buy the painting and if they did for how much?

Leonardo: Yes the King of France had brought it for four thousand gold crowns.

 Student: How much is the Mona Lisa worth?

Leonardo: Well in 2006 the Mona Lisa was currently worth 640 million.

Student: What did you paint the Mona Lisa in?

Leonardo: I painted th Mona Lisa in oil paints.

 Student: Who was the Mona Lisa named for Leonardo?

Leonardo: Mona Lisa is named for Lisa del Giocondo, she was a member of the Gherardini family of Florence and Tuscany and she was the wife of wealthy Florentine silk merchant Francesco del Giocondo.

 Student: How many people view the Mona Lisa?

Leonardo: About 6 million people view the painting at the Louvre each year.[6]

 Student: Where is the painting kept today?

Leonardo: It is kept safely on display at the Louvre in Paris where it’s protected against further damage, theft or attack.