The Mona Lisa came to be at the Louvre Museum in Paris because the painting was ________

a. purchased by the Louvre after it appeared in the DaVinci Code
b. stolen from a private residence in Florence, Italy as a spoil of war during the 16th century raids by French troops led by King Charles
c. in the possession of Leonardo da Vinci who died while in the residence of King Francis I, the King of France, so the painting became part of the royal art collection
d. donated to the Louvre by the Giocondo family who had ties to French nobility
e. given to Napoleon because he had such an admiration for beautiful works of art

c. in the possession of Leonardo da Vinci who died while in the residence of King Francis I, the King of France, so the painting became part of the royal art collection.