Today, the “Mona Lisa” is more than just a portrait; it is a symbol of artistic genius and cultural heritage. Its appeal lies not only in its artistic mastery but also in its universality.

The Mona Lisa has a fascinating history. The painting has exchanged hands several times over the centuries, was once stolen, ...

Art History Mona Lisa’s Other Secret—Where the Portrait Was Painted—May Have Been Solved by an Art Historian Using Drone Imagery. Digital reconstruction matches a bridge in Tuscany to the ...

The most common answer is that the Mona Lisa is a portrait of the real-life Lisa Gherardini who was born on June 15, 1479, in Via Maggio, Republic of Florence and died July 15, 1542.

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 gained new insight into the techniques ...

The Mona Lisa’s tricky smile and timeless allure have inspired academic study and artistic emulation for more than five centuries—but the story of Leonardo da Vinci’s perplexing portrait is ...

I have never got terribly close to the Mona Lisa (c 1503-6). 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 aside by a ...

Staff are exasperated by overcrowding in a crumbling museum. Luckily for visitors, other Leonardo masterpieces are available ...

The most common answer is that the Mona Lisa is a portrait of the real-life Lisa Gherardini who was born on June 15, 1479, in Via Maggio, Republic of Florence and died July 15, 1542.