8 x 10″

oil on panel

Inspired by a recent article in the New York Times about the Louvre Museum’s renovations taking place while the museum is closed due to COVID – I imagined a more accessible viewing of the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci.

In reality, the framed portrait is encased in bulletproof glass with a distanced railing for visitors to view the iconic masterpiece.  Here’s the new set-up at the Louvre.

 

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