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

The Mona Lisa, known as La Gioconda by Italians and La Joconde by the French, is thought to be a depiction of Lisa Gherardini, the wife of a Florentine silk merchant in Florence.

View La Joconde (Mona Lisa) By Magritte René; bronze; 248 x 177 x 99,5 cm 97⅝ x 69¾ x 39⅛ in. 248 x 177 x 99,5 cm 97⅝ x 69¾ x 39⅛ in.; Edition. Access more artwork lots and estimated & realized ...

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 ...

Donald Sassoon will discuss his book "Becoming Mona Lisa: The Making of a Global Icon" tonight at 7 at a reception and signing at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, 500 17th St. NW. Admission is $16 for ...

A cake-throwing activist tried to damage the famous Mona Lisa in Paris but was thwarted by the painting’s glass case. Twitter/@klevisl007/via REUTERS He then “proceeds to smear cake on the ...

He noted that Da Vinci lived there with Cardinal Cesare Borgia between 1501 and 1503, the year he started painting the Mona Lisa. The bridge in Laterina had four arches as depicted in the painting.

Visitors observe the painting 'La Joconde' The Mona Lisa by Italian artist Leonardo Da Vinci on display in a gallery at Louvre on May 19, 2021 in Paris, France. (Marc Piasecki/Getty Images) ...

Two protesters hurled soup at Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa in the Louvre Museum, Paris. Bullet-proof glass protects the world-famous image. No damage has been reported.