1. By Leonardo, Salai, and one of Leonardo’s students
Mona Lisa Portraits
By Leonardo, Salai, and one of Leonardo’s students

2. Original Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci Why does it look brown, or dirty? -Leonardo and other artists put varnish on paintings when they were finished -Over time, the varnish darkens making the picture look brown.

3. What is this spot on the painting
What is this spot on the painting? The painted was damaged twice while hanging in the Louvre Museum in Paris: --acid was thrown on the lower left side --a rock was thrown and damaged the area near the elbow.

4. Did Leonardo paint this picture of Mona Lisa
Did Leonardo paint this picture of Mona Lisa? This portrait in the Prado Museum in Spain was probably by a student of Leonardo. The painting is so bright because it has been restored to how it looked at the time it was painted. Leonardo’s painting probably had a similar look when painted.

5. This portrait of Mona Lisa was painted by Salai, the student in the animated video on Leonardo that we watched.