"It's high time this queen of the Louvre was overthrown," said Laura Freeman, chief art critic of The Times. Most people don't even "look at the Mona Lisa or her smile, they just want a souvenir ...

The Louvre is one of the largest and most visited museums in the world. It contains over 600,000 works of art spanning almost ...

But for art historian James Fox, the Mona Lisa is not the greatest painting in the world, nor the greatest painting in the Louvre ... Also contributing are Paris tour guide Sophie Gacheny ...

Falling in love with the Louvre seems easy enough, but for Elaine Sciolino, there were some uphill battles. When the former New York Times Paris bureau ... experience of Mona Lisa, as Sciolino ...

As a visual art critic and arts reporter, here’s what caught my eye when I was in Paris — and what I suggest doing when you go next. What is it? The Louvre ... with the Mona Lisa, who now ...

From impressionist paintings to globally renowned pieces like the Mona Lisa, Paris is rooted in art history. With galleries like the Louvre and Musée de l'Orangerie it is easy to be swept up in the ...

"He had inside knowledge, shall we say, of how the ... from Paris to Florence and met with the art dealer. During that December meeting, the thief reportedly told Geri the Mona Lisa was at his ...