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+ | [[Image:Mona Lisa (ca. 1503-1507) - Leonardo da Vinci.jpg|thumb|right|200px|'''''Mona Lisa''''', or '''''La Gioconda.''''' '''''(La Joconde)''''', is a [[16th century]] [[oil painting]] by [[Leonardo da Vinci]], and is one of the most [[famous]] paintings in the world. It has acquired an [[iconic]] status in [[popular culture]]. In [[1963 in art|1963]], [[pop art]]ist [[Andy Warhol]] started making colorful [[serigraphy|serigraph]] prints of the ''Mona Lisa''. Warhol thus consecrated her as a modern icon, similar to [[Marilyn Monroe]] or [[Elvis Presley]]. At the same time, his use of a stencil process and crude colors implies a criticism of the [[debasement]] of [[aesthetic]] values in a society of [[mass production]] and [[mass consumption]]. Today the ''Mona Lisa'' is frequently reproduced, finding its way on to everything from carpets to mouse pads.]] | ||
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Fame or Famous may refer to:
- The condition of being a celebrity
Etymology
From Latin fama ‘talk, rumor, report, reputation’, from Greek φήμη pheme ‘talk’, from Proto-Indo-European *bheH₂-mā-, from *bheH₂- ‘to speak’.
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