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I did not know the Mona Lisa story. Thank you!

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A tiny point regarding the Mona Lisa:

It isn’t on a canvas, rather it is painted on a poplar panel.

(Also worth noting: There are early sketches of the finished painting --done by

other, later artists-- that indicate that the original painting was square-shaped.

The standard assumption is that the picture was trimmed down to fit a frame

by a latter owner.)

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