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The Grand Marnier: The Theft of the Mona Lisa

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Description

She is seated in what appears to be a room that opens up to a vast landscape behind her, receding into icy mountains. Hushed grays, blues, browns and greens show an almost other-worldly, imaginary  scene with only winding paths and a distant bridge bringing our imagination back to earth. The horizon line is painted level with her eyes, linking her inextricably with the landscape and increasing the intrigue of the figure herself.

The enigmatic woman herself sits with pristine posture in an armchair with her arms folded in a sign of her reserved posture. Her gaze is fixed slightly to her left, but still manages to focus on the observer, and to follow one as they move around the room. She appears unusually alive. And her smile. Italian painter Giorgio Vasari would say, “In this work of Leonardo, there was a smile so pleasing that it was more divine than human.” The mystery in the smile leaves us wondering what she's thinking. We may never know, but one thing we know for sure: the already famous painting became the most famous piece of art in the world, at least maybe in part because it was stolen from its home at the Louve in 1911.

Grand Marnier Margarita:

  1. Mix ingredients in an ice-filled shaker
  2. Shake 'er up, do a li'l taste test to see if you want some simple syrup; add if you'd like
  3. Bougie strain over fresh ice
  4. Drink and enjoy!

Ingredients for next week's margarita: tequila, triple sec, lime juice, McDonald's slushie), simple syrup

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Photos Courtesy of:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona_Lisa

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincenzo_Peruggia

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Music Credit:  “Down In The Delta”

Artist:Stoney Waters

Composer Stoney Waters

Audio Source: PremiumBeat.com

License: #3879157