A detail of the nearly-conserved Prado copy of the Mona Lisa (Photo: © Museum Nacional del Prado) Conservation

Earliest copy of Mona Lisa found in Prado

Experts say the painting was completed at the same time as Leonardo’s original (A detail of the nearly-conserved Prado copy of the Mona Lisa (Photo: © Museum Nacional del Prado)) Published online: 01 February 2012
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