However, the Mona Lisa (real name ‘La Gioconda’ because the subject is thought to be Italian noblewoman Lisa del Giocondo) was actually bought by the French king Francis I from Leonardo da Vinci.

Don't let that smile fool you — the Mona Lisa has seen some things ... ARTnews says, and another person threw acid on it during an exhibition in Montauban, France (it was at this point the ...