Copy painting on canvas of the artwork
Mona Lisa with the Keys (Léger)

“Mona Lisa with the Keys” is a bold and somewhat surreal reinterpretation of Da Vinci’s icon by Fernand Léger. The artist juxtaposes the familiar portrait of Mona Lisa, treated in a spectral monochrome, with modern and industrial objects. A huge set of keys floats in the center, dominating the composition, while pure geometric forms (discs, rectangles) and flat areas of bright color (orange, blue) create an abstract space. Léger desacralizes the masterpiece, placing it in a new mechanical and everyday context, symbolized by the keys and a fish postage stamp. It is a reflection on art reproduction and the trivialization of icons in the modern era.