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Imitations are also worth a lot! The Mona Lisa replica is auctioned in Paris next week and is expected to fetch 200,000 euros

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According to Reuters news on the 6th, a replica of Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting "Mona Lisa" with a history of more than 400 years will be auctioned at the Ed Auction House in Paris, France on November 9, local time. The replica is expected to be auctioned for between €150,000 and €200,000.

The house said the upcoming replica of the Mona Lisa dates back to around 1600 and is so similar to the original that it is speculated that the painter may have seen leonardo da Vinci's original up close.

Imitations are also worth a lot! The Mona Lisa replica is auctioned in Paris next week and is expected to fetch 200,000 euros

On November 5, 2021, a visitor was viewing a replica of Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting Mona Lisa, which was about to be auctioned at the Auction House Ede in Paris. (Source: Reuters)

"The Mona Lisa is the most beautiful woman in the history of art." Mathieu Fournier, an auctioneer at an auction house, said of the replica, "Everyone wants to have a 'high-quality version' of the Mona Lisa." ”

In June, another replica of the Mona Lisa was sold at Christie's in Paris for a record price of 2.9 million euros ( about 22 million yuan ) at Christie's in Paris. The replica is said to have been made by a Leonardo da Vinci follower in the early 17th century, and later acquired by antique collector Hergin from an art dealer in Nice, France, in 1953, hence the name Herkin's Mona Lisa.

Source: Jimu News reporter Sun Zhe

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