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The Da Vinci Coda. 7 March 2021 I have a Mona Lisa on my fridge. Not the Mona Lisa, just a Mona Lisa. This one is free from the smokey yellow varnish of the one in the Louvre, and so its colours shine. The sky behind the sitter is very blue, her face is very pale, and her sleeves are a sort of bright terracotta. Those sleeves are a bit of a shock. The whole thing is a shock - even if you know its coming. I first encountered this Mona Lisa downstairs at the Prado...