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c. 1503

Leonardo begins the Mona Lisa

Leonardo da Vinci starts the portrait now hung in the Louvre.

Leonardo kept working on the painting for years.

Around that time…

1502Leonardo maps the town of ImolaLeonardo da Vinci Science Technology Italian Renaissance
August 1502Leonardo becomes military engineer to Cesare BorgiaLeonardo da Vinci Politics Technology Italian Renaissance
c. 1503Leonardo begins the Mona Lisa
c. 1503Florence commissions The Battle of AnghiariLeonardo da Vinci Art Politics Italian Renaissance
May 1503 – April 1504Josquin serves Duke Ercole I d'Este at FerraraMusic Italian Renaissance
November 1, 1503Giuliano della Rovere is elected Pope Julius IIPapacy Religion Politics Italian Renaissance

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