Most of the Mona watchers determined the painting was looking to the right at an average angle of 15.4 degrees, akin to having someone trying to look over your shoulder.

Do You Think Mona Lisa Is Happy? Then You Probably Are Too, New Research Says. If you see the painting in a bad mood, it might look very different. Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa (c. 1503–06).

The gaze of the “Mona Lisa,” however, was measured by the study participants at an average angle of 15.4 degrees to the right – in short, the Mona Lisa is definitely not looking at her audience.

Mona Lisa’s POV of tourist crowds snapping pictures. Roughly 80% of the 9 million people who visit the Louvre each year reportedly stop in primarily to see the painting. REUTERS.

Since then, the "Mona Lisa" has left the Louvre several times. In 1911, it was swiped from the museum by one Vincenzo Perugia , an Italian worker at the Louvre who wanted to bring the painting ...

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He adds: "The Mona Lisa is now much more than just a painting. She represents what people think of when they hear the word ‘fine art’ but she is also now used everywhere - in pop art, on t ...

French President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday that the Mona Lisa will get its own dedicated room inside the Louvre museum, which he said will be renovated and expanded in a major overhaul ...

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