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Latest comment: 9 days ago by Aza24 in topic Golden ratio nonsense
Former good articleMona Lisa was one of the good articles, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
On this day... Article milestones
DateProcessResult
September 10, 2004Peer reviewReviewed
June 7, 2006Good article nomineeListed
July 15, 2006Good article reassessmentDelisted
On this day... Facts from this article were featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "On this day..." column on August 22, 2004, August 21, 2006, August 21, 2007, August 21, 2011, August 21, 2013, August 21, 2014, August 21, 2017, August 21, 2020, August 21, 2021, and August 21, 2024.
Current status: Delisted good article

Retouched image?

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It seems odd that the header image for this painting is of a digitally retouched version of the painting. Why would we not want to use an image of the actual painting as it appears in real life? User:Jonwilliamsl(talk|contribs) 13:01, 11 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Looks pretty close to the condition of the painting, see the 2023 crowd shot here. Randy Kryn (talk) 14:02, 11 August 2026 (UTC)Reply
The unretouched version is the one on the page infobox. Randy Kryn (talk) 02:16, 27 September 2026 (UTC)Reply
The version in the infobox is drastically yellower overall and darker in the lower regions than the image on the Louvre website, which presumably was selected for fidelity by comparing it to the painting in person. There's a discussion of various retouched versions here . Ewulp (talk) 06:55, 27 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

Golden ratio nonsense

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Section about so called golden ratio features should be removed, or, alternatively, a section about square features should be added, where we'll slap random squares onto the painting and make up a story about them ~2026-49395-09 (talk) 14:12, 12 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

I've removed it. I have never seen it given much attention in academic literature by art historians, and certainly not enough to warrant an entire section. Aza24 (talk) 15:40, 27 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

French Republic in 1519?

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Article states that the French Republic acquired the painting - obviously the First French Republic would not come for centuries after. Simple fix for anyone who would like to touch it up. Ik102030 (talk) 23:22, 23 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

Fixed. JoJan (talk) 14:07, 24 September 2026 (UTC)Reply