The Mona Lisa ended up at the Louvre Museum in Paris because the painting was ________.

Question

a. purchased by the Louvre after it appeared in the Da Vinci Code
b. stolen from a private residence in Florence, Italy, as a spoil of war during the sixteenth-century raids by French troops led by King Charles
c. in the possession of Leonardo da Vinci, who died while in the residence of King Francis I, the King of France, so the painting became part of the royal art collection
d. donated to the Louvre by the Giocondo family, who had ties to French nobility
e. given to Napoleon because he had such an admiration for beautiful works of art

Answer 1

c. in the possession of Leonardo da Vinci, who died while in the residence of King Francis I, the King of France, so the painting became part of the royal art collection

a. Incorrect. The Mona Lisa was not purchased by the Louvre.
b. Incorrect. The Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre in 1911, not from a private residence during the sixteenth century.
c. Correct. da Vinci, who was staying in a chateau as a guest of King Francis I, died of a stroke; the Mona Lisa then became part of the royal art collection.
d. Incorrect. The Mona Lisa was not donated to the Louvre by the Giocondo family.
e. Incorrect. The Mona Lisa was not given to Napoleon.