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.

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.

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).

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 ...

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 ...

Man throws cake at Mona Lisa painting The most famous smile in the world was briefly obscured Sunday when a man smeared some cream cake over the Mona Lisa, in what seems to have been a climate ...

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 ...

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.

How the Real 'Mona Lisa' Was Finally Revealed to the World 10 Years Ago. Leonardo da Vinci painted the picture in the 16th century. by Mike Brown. Oct. 23, 2017. Getty Images / Pascal Le Segretain.

The search for the Mona Lisa bridge 04:05. 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 ...