Mona Lisa
The painting is thought to be a portrait of Lisa Gherardini, the wife of Francesco del Giocondo, and is in oil on a white Lombardy poplar panel. It had been believed to have been painted between 1503 and 1506; however, Leonardo may have continued working on it as late as 1517. Recent academic work suggests that it would not have been started before 1513. It was acquired by King Francis I of France and is now the property of the French Republic, on permanent display at the Louvre Museum in Paris since 1797.
Mona Lisa (singer)
Mona Lisa was born in Union, South Carolina, later relocating to Yonkers, New York. She is of mixed ancestry; her mother is African American/Native American mother and her father is Caucasian. Mona began singing in church at the age of 7. She also took dance lessons as a child and also entered numerous talent competitions, performing "Home" by Stephanie Mills with particular success.