One of the most persistent ideas, though, is the Mona Lisa effect—the notion that no matter where art-lovers move around the room, the eyes of Lady Giocondo look directly at them.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

AI-Generated Video of the Mona Lisa Rapping Sparks Strong Reactions From Viewers 3 minute read A visitor takes a photo of the painting Mona Lisa at the Louvre Museum in Paris, France, on May 19, 2021.

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

Mona Lisa is finally moving out of shared digs and into her own space at the Louvre, French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Tuesday — and visiting Americans will be expected to help fund ...

The “Mona Lisa” was painted in the early 16th century. Between 1501 and 1503 Da Vinci lived with Cardinal Cesare Borgia near Laterina, Vinceti found. The bridge was in use and had four arches ...

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). Courtesy of the Louvre, Paris.