There's a knock on the door...

Moaner Lisa

Leonardo da Vinci Lisa del Gioncondo Mr. del Gioncondo

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(There's a knock on the door, and Mr del Giocondo enters).

Leonardo: Ar, good timing.

Mr del Giocondo: So, how did we get on?

Leonardo: Almost done (Leonardo turns the easel and painting to face the audience).

Mr del Giocondo: (Surprised) Oh!

Leonardo: I feel I've captured her… um, “beauty,” very well.

Mr del Giocondo: (Reveals painting to the audience by placing it on the opposite side of the easel, showing a perfect reproduction of the Mona Lisa). Dear Leonardo… this is really quite… quite… I’m almost lost for words… It's… horrible!

Leonardo: Horrible?

Mr del Giocondo: Mmm. Look, this is just another… boring portrait. Where's the… inner beauty?

Leonardo: What about the smile?

Mr del Giocondo: That's not a smile. Here I'll show you what a smile looks like…

(He picks up a brush

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