Some believe that the Mona Lisa isn't a real person at all ... Even though there are theories about who the the person in the painting with the famous subtle smile is, Lisa Gherardini leads ...

For centuries,the Girl with a Pearl Earring, has captured the fascination of audiences worldwide. The painting, created by ...

Cotte told the BBC that he believes his findings challenge the widely accepted theory that the "Mona Lisa" is a painting of real-life 16th century Italian woman Lisa Gheradini, who was the wife of ...

Here’s how it works. A hidden portrait lying beneath Leonardo da Vinci's most famous painting may depict the real "Mona Lisa," at least if one man's theory is correct. Reflected light waves from ...

But behind the brushstrokes was a real woman—Lisa Gherardini ... be the subject of the most obsessed-over painting in the world. The Mona Lisa gained fame long after her lifetime, especially ...

Some historians have argued that Da Vinci's backdrop wasn't even a real place ... the Louvre every year to see the Mona Lisa, making it the most famous painting in the world.

It is widely believed that Mona Lisa was not just a figment of da Vinci’s imagination, but a real woman named Lisa ... a merchant who commissioned the painting. Some evidence was found of ...

The greatest paintings usually magnify the beauty and morals of the civilizations that produced them, inspiring countless other artists, writers and satirists for centuries to come. Artists such ...

To be fair, while the Isleworth Mona Lisa’s face is yassified with coral lips, brighter skin, and a pointier chin, the rest of the painting does appear flat in terms of color and detail ...

Dozens of experts have studied the Mona Lisa to determine the scientific ... He even told a tale of how Leonardo kept the real Lisa smiling during the portrait sessions: “While painting her portrait, ...

One of the most unusual features of the painting is that it features the ... In the early 1990s, art professor Frank Zöllner examined the Mona Lisa without its frame and concluded that it had ...

Some believe that the Mona Lisa isn’t a real person at all ... Even though there are theories about who the person in the painting with the famous subtle smile is, Lisa Gherardini leads the ...