Souvenir Medal Musée du Louvre - Mona Lisa - Monnaie de Paris

CB500036
This souvenir medal is a tribute to an iconic work of the Louvre Museum.

The front presents the famous work of Leonardo da Vinci "Mona Lisa". The portrait of Mona Lisa is in close-up in the center of the piece. In the background, the frame of the painting with the name of the work can be seen.

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Characteristics

Artist
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
Material
Gilt metal
Theme
Made in France
Art movement
Renaissance
Reference
CB500036
EAN
3336728548355
Model dimensions
3.4cm
Package Dimensions
0.3cm x 3.4cm
Conservation museum
Paris - Musée du Louvre

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Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)

Painter, sculptor, architect, scientist, musician and humanist of his time (XV-XVI centuries), initiator of the second Renaissance, Leonardo da Vinci is the very figure of the universal genius. After the completion of The Virgin with the Rocks, for the chapel San Francesco Grande, and that of the Equestrian Statue of Francesco Sforza, he found glory throughout Italy. The Last Supper, the ceiling of the Sforza Palace, the Mona Lisa and the Battle of Anghiari are a few of his great artworks. Leonardo also carried out a large amount of studies on zoology, botany, anatomy, geology. In 1516, he joined the court of Francis I, where he participated in urban planning projects. He is taken by an illness on May 2, 1519.
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