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The response so far to this Thread just illustrates what morons people really are.

The Mona Lisa was the one painting that De Vinci kept until he died. That is the reason why France has it, as that was where Da Vinci was living when he died. There is also speculation the the Mona Lisa is a self portrait.. Anyway you want to slice it Da Vinci himself thought it was a special work among his many special works.

The thing that should be gathered from this revelation is just how mind blowing Da Vinci's ability to abstract and work through problems was. The guy blazed out more light than the sun. The positioning of the second painter was no accident, particularly in the light that Da Vinci's own line of view to the left was partially obstructed with the other artist who's movement would be a mental distraction.