Mona Lisa made of 100,000 carats of jewelry - A Chinese jewelry collector, who probably had more money that he could spend, has created a replica...

Mona Lisa made of 100,000 carats of jewelry


The bedazzled replica of the Mona Lisa is currently on display in a shopping mall in Shenyang City, China

A Chinese jewelry collector, who probably had more money that he could spend, has created a replica of Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” with 100,000 carats of jewelry.

Many artists have tried to replicate da Vinci’s masterpiece out all kinds of unusual materials, from coffee cups, to pieces of toast and even motherboard components, but no one has ever create an extravagant a replica like this jewel Mona Lisa.

The name of the artist is unknown, all that’s been revealed is that he’s a jewelry collector who has spent the last five years working on this one-of-a-kind jewelry painting and the last 30 years collecting all the necessary raw gem stones.

The thousands of jewels used ad up to an impressive 100,000 carats.

This bedazzled replica of the Mona Lisa is currently on display in a shopping mall in Shenyang City, China.
Source: Oddity Central

Published Mar 9 2011


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