A fun Mona Lisa fan club. Has some facts and shady theories. But also has some neat gift items and resources for adults and kids.

Louvre's website dedicated to the Mona Lisa. Allows you to look at the painting while listening to an explanation of its characteristics as well as Leonardo's techniques. Just take a 'closer look' at the Mona Lisa on this page.

Interesting BBC article on the Mona Lisa. This was written after French scientists analyzed the painting using laser scanning and infrared to discover that she was wearing a veil which was worn by pregnant women or recent mothers.

Calm video gives a detailed description of the Mona Lisa painting. Talks about everything in the painting in some detail. Especially good for those who are visually challenged!

National Geographic special where they test the Mona Lisa. This is the most intense testing and analysis ever done on a work of art.

This is a nice discussion of why the Mona Lisa is so famous. He talks about the unique aspects of the portrait where Leonardo broke from artistic conventions.

Large photograph of the famous Mona Lisa painting. It's almost as impressive as the actual painting at the Louvre.

Here is a fun Mona Lisa outline which kids can use to color while learning about a famous work of art.

This derivative of the Mona Lisa shows her smoking a joint. This picture goes to show the degree to which Leonardo's painting has become a part of even the pop counter culture.

The definitive book answering who is the Mona Lisa model. An in depth review of archival materials lead to Giuseppe Pallanti's discovery of clear evidence regarding Leonardo's link to Lisa Gherardini. The author has been lauded by art scholars for helping solve the Mona Lisa mystery.

Excellent book by Jean-Pierre Mohen. The book gives a thorough examination of the painting, explaining how Leonardo de Vinci created this iconic masterpiece. The author is the senior research scientist at the Research Laboratory of the Museums of France at the Louvre.

While not entirely accurate concerning the facts of who the Mona Lisa portrait was for, this is an exciting piece of historical fiction.