Mona Lisa 2024 by Markus Binz – 1000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle (Schmidt)

Five hundred years on and the smile has not changed a bit, but she has swapped the sfumato for a slouchy beanie, an auburn crop, a septum ring and a studded leather jacket. Tattoos climb her throat, enamel badges crowd the lapels, and Leonardo's hazy river is still there over her shoulder, half buried now under spray paint, a red guitar and a sticker naming her Queen of Rock.

Binz keeps the original face intact, craquelure and all, and surrounds it with a graffiti wall of stickers and looping black paint, so there is something going on in every corner. Finished size 69 x 49cm