Mona Lisa’s smile is as enigmatic as the possible inspiration behind one of Leonardo da Vinci’s most celebrated magna opera. On the surface, the painting simply depicts a 16th century Florentine woman sitting serenely before da Vinci as he paints her portrait. For one amateur art historian, however, La Gioconda’s smile has “feminism” written all over it.
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