A Louvre expansion that would put La Gioconda in her very own gallery has us envisioning the most mysterious sitter in iconic ...
Leonardo da Vinci's famed "Mona Lisa" portrait is getting a new home at Paris' Louvre while the museum undergoes renovations.
The French president announced a few changes coming to the world's largest museum, in a bid to prevent overcrowding.
The painting is often referred to as “La Gioconda,” reflecting her married name—a nod to her husband and her contented life in Florence. Leonardo da Vinci began painting the “Mona Lisa ...
An Italian official has called for France’s Louvre Museum to temporarily return the Mona Lisa as the museum faces concerns of ...
However, the Mona Lisa (real name ‘La Gioconda’ because the subject is thought to be Italian noblewoman Lisa del Giocondo) was actually bought by the French king Francis I from Leonardo da Vinci.
I remember when, as a child, I fought my way to the front of a queue of sweaty tourists in the Louvre, only to be pulled ...
Amid concerns about the dilapidated state of the Louvre Museum, French President Emmanuel Macron announced a sweeping ...
The museum would create a new entrance in its easternmost facade to alleviate overcrowding at the museum, which is swarmed by ...