Leonardo da Vinci, one of the greatest Renaissance painters, was a perfectionist who spent many years going over the same ...

A geologist claims to have identified the landscape visible in the background of the Mona Lisa, potentially solving one of the painting’s biggest mysteries. The world’s most famous painting ...

The Mona Lisa, also known as La Gioconda, is an oil painting of a Renaissance woman painted by Da Vinci in 16th century ...

Artists also made two changes to Leonardo da Vinci's iconic 'Mona Lisa' painting from the early 16th century. The Mona Lisa has been an significant symbol of Renaissance art, and can be viewed by ...

A painting of the Mona Lisa hangs above a fireplace in a London flat in the 1960s. Is this picture not only by Leonardo da Vinci, but also an earlier version of the world famous portrait that ...

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The Mona Lisa is much more than just a painting, it's a cultural icon. Learn how Leonardo da Vinci created this iconic image and why it's so famous. Throughout his lifetime, Leonardo da Vinci ...

Writer-director Joe Medeiros traces the path of Vincenzo Peruggia, charged with the 1911 theft of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa from The ... and kept the legendary painting for two years.

The Mona Lisa, also known as La Gioconda, is an oil painting of a Renaissance woman painted by Da Vinci in 16th century Florence, Italy. The work is hailed as an artistic masterpiece for its ...