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Can the Mona Lisa ever be sold?

I learned this today. The Mona Lisa, by Leonardo da Vinci, can never be sold because it is owned by the people of France. Leonard da Vinci was Italian, so why is his most famous painting owned by the French people and displayed in France? Well, to make a long story short, because he died in France. Da Vinci was commissioned to paint Lisa, the wife of wealthy merchant Francesco del Giocondo, and…