The original ‘Mona Lisa’ and the Louvre version situated side-by-side and to scale

Move the slider with your mouse to examine the paintings further. Notice the differences but be sure to identify the striking similarities. Look carefully at the position of the hands, the fabric of the garment, the embroidery near the bust, and the age of the subject. The portraits were painted approximately eleven years apart, and interestingly, the woman in the Louvre version appears to be about a decade older than the one in the earlier ‘Mona Lisa’.