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La Joconde nue or Monna Vanna is a 1514–1516 charcoal drawing with white highlights by the school of Leonardo da Vinci. It is a semi-nude portrait of a woman, 28-by-21 inch in size. [1] The position of the subject's hands and body are almost identical to that of Leonardo's Mona Lisa, leading some experts to suggest this work may be a preparatory drawing for the famous painting. [2] These experts identify this as an exceptionally fine work by a left-handed master, leading to speculation that it is the work of Leonardo himself. [2] The work has been held by the Condé Museum in Chantilly, France, since 1862. [2]
About twenty similar paintings of "nude Mona Lisas" are known; a famous one from da Vinci's school is the Donna nuda at the Hermitage in Saint Petersburg. [1]