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Topic: Mona Lisa
Mona Lisa is the subject or is mentioned in the following stories:
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Boy bites dog … Woman has Mona Lisa mowed into her lawn … Pair bring Shakespeare to subway … Elderly couple angered by mysterious noise … The world as we know it from UPI.
Woman has Mona Lisa mowed into her lawn
LONDON, July 24 (UPI) -- A British art-lover said she hired a 3D art expert to create an all-grass reproduction of the Mona Lisa on her home's lawn.
Cruise ship aground; passengers evacuated
RIGA, Latvia, May 5 (UPI) -- Rescue workers have begun evacuating the more than 600 German passengers from a cruise ship stranded in the Baltic Sea, officials said.
Commentary: Wilderness of mirrors
WASHINGTON, April 30 (UPI) -- "Every lie contains a truth and every truth contains a lie" is a safe rule of thumb when Shakespeare's powers of observation are applied to the Middle East. With each shake of the kaleidoscope, the configuration of the key players becomes a wilderness of mirrors.
Scholar identifies Mona Lisa model
HEIDELBERG , Germany, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- A German academic said he has proof the inspiration for Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" was Lisa Gherardini, the wife of a wealthy Florentine merchant.
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New technology offers Mona Lisa info
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- New technology has revealed details about one of the world's most famous paintings, the Mona Lisa by Italian master Leonardo da Vinci.
SS Norway to be scrapped in India
NEW DELHI, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- The Indian Supreme Court ruled that the scrapping of the cruise ship SS Norway, thought to contain hazardous materials, can proceed.
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