PARIS — Scholars examining the Mona Lisa have discovered that Leonardo da Vinci most likely created the famous painting during a one-hour "Paint & Sip" event.

"When you look at the complexity of what da Vinci could produce sober, and add in the subtle wine stains on the painting's border, there is little doubt," said art history scholar Jeanne Phillipe. "He most likely painted the Mona Lisa as a result of a lousy date, or maybe there was a Groupon."

Scholars began to suspect the Mona Lisa was the result of a "Paint & Sip" after realizing that the painting is kind of trash. "We genuinely, honestly have no idea why this painting is so famous," said Louvre curator Antoine Dupont. "Once we were able to admit that the Mona Lisa pretty much sucks, we started to re-examine the origins.

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