The Mona Lisa
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The Mona Lisa and the Louvre
In 1880, Napoleon Bonaparte claims the Mona Lisa for his bedroom wall. The museum becomes a bustling place where rich foreign tourists and painters gather to learn from its treasures. Many professional copyists who paint replicas of the museum's masterpieces are women. But by the mid-19th century, some male visitors start to harbor similar fantasies about the women depicted on the walls instead.
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