Certainly one of the most identifiable images in the world, the original panel version of the Mona Lisa entered the royal collection of François I, in France, shortly after 1517. Several copies were ...

France's President Emmanuel Macron gives a speech in front of the Mona Lisa by Italian artist Leonardo Da Vinci at the Louvre Museum in Paris on January 28, 2025. Photo: Bertrand Guay/Pool/AFP via ...

Compagnon was present at the museum for Macron's speech Tuesday. He said he's glad Mona Lisa is being given a dedicated space. "It will free the Salle des Etats," he said.

Hekking said he was in possession of the true "Mona Lisa," according to the auction house. He said a look-alike was returned to the Louvre Museum after the real painting was stolen in 1914.

The Louvre is the world's most-visited museum, bringing in 8-10 million people last year, and the Mona Lisa is by far its biggest attraction. The museum receives some 20-30,000 visitors daily.

The search for the Mona Lisa bridge The "Mona Lisa" has given up another secret. Using X-rays to peer into the chemical structure of a tiny speck of the celebrated work of art, scientists have ...

Mona Lisa, also called 'La Gioconda' or 'La Joconde', c1503-1506. Oil on wood by Leonardo da Vinci. UniversalImagesGroup/Getty ...

Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa — one of the most famous paintings in the world — is shrouded in mystery; from questions around the figures identity, to her puzzling, enigmatic expression.

Art historians have insisted there was no way to improve on Leonardo Da Vinci ’s masterpiece the Mona Lisa. Then came “Is It Cake, Too?" In Season 2 of Netflix’s baking competition (now ...