At last! The age old mystery is solved ... or is it?! Maybe it's better that some things are left a mystery - but Leonardo's asking Mona Lisa her thoughts about his failed earlier efforts to paint her portrait just may have illicited that infamous - and enigmatic - smile.
To celebrate your being one of the first to know the truth about this mystery, we invite you to send us an e-mail with "Smile" in the subject and we'll enter you into a drawing for a high quality print of the April 20 "Art Auction" strip!
Note that you may also enter this sweepstakes from the page of the story that asks "Was it the joke?". Use these links to get there or to return to the first view of Leonardo's studio.
Use these links to return to the Auction's entrance or to see the other art located there:
Use these links to visit the other parts of the auction hall: