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But his most famous, of course, is the Mona Lisa ( La Joconde in French), located in
the Salle des Etats, midway down the Grand Gallery, on the right. After several years and
a €5 million renovation, Mona is alone behind glass on her own false wall. Leonardo was
already an old man when François I invited him to France. Determined to pack light, he
took only a few paintings with him. One was a portrait of Lisa del Giocondo, the wife of
a wealthy Florentine merchant. When Leonardo arrived, François immediately fell in love
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