Louvre debuts the "Funeral of Mona Lisa"

In the long-gone days before technology, Mona Lisa was revered for her enigmatic smile. But since we've entered the digital age, she's earned the less-distinguished title of most-photoshopped painting in history. Amid a slew of Lisa's re-imagined with Marge Simpson or Paris Hilton's head (or the ever-delightful cow of Gary Larson fame), Yan Pei-Ming's sober display, "The Death of Mona Lisa," stands out with refreshing distinction.

Pei-Ming's giant grey image of Mona Lisa, streaked with black paint, will be interspersed with larger-than-life images of Pei-Ming's parents for his display at the Louvre. He calls the chilling display an "homage to a funeral."

Pei-Ming is a Shanghai-born painter who is most famous for his iconic portraits of the super-famous (or infamous) like Bruce Lee, the Pope and Mao Zedong.  

This is the first time a contemporary exhibit inspired by Mona Lisa has gone on display so close to Leonardo Da Vinci's original.