At over 6 metres high and almost 10 metres wide, The Wedding Feast at Cana is the biggest painting in the Louvre. It depicts an extraordinary banquet with a crowd of some 130 different characters in a blaze of light and colour. Veronese painted the scene for the refectory of the monastery on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice.

Jan 27, 2025 · Following a period hanging in Napoleon’s bedroom, the Mona Lisa was installed in the Louvre Museum at the turn of the 19th century. In 1911 the painting was stolen, causing an immediate media sensation.

Louis Béroud's 1911 painting depicting Mona Lisa displayed in the Louvre before the theft, which Béroud discovered and reported to the guards. After the French Revolution, the painting was moved to the Louvre but spent a brief period in the bedroom of Napoleon (d. 1821) in …

The Mona Lisa painting is one of the most emblematic portraits in the history of art, where is located at the Louvre. Painted by Leonardo da Vinci in the 16th century, it joined the collections of the court of France before being added to the works on display at the Louvre Museum.

Five centuries after Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa (1503–19), the portrait hangs behind bulletproof glass within the Louvre Museum and draws thousands of jostling spectators each day.

In 1804, the Mona Lisa debuted to the public in the Louvre’s Grand Gallery. Samuel Morse’s painting of the gallery in 1833 shows the Mona Lisa hanging in a frame on the wall along with other known works of art.

5 days ago · A visitor takes pictures of the painting "La Joconde" (the Mona Lisa) by Italian artist Leonardo Da Vinci at the Louvre museum in Paris on January 28, 2025. Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images Paris ...

Since 1804 the iconic oil painting has been housed at the Louvre in Paris. Each year millions crowd the painting is hung, waiting for their turn to snap a photograph of Leonardo's most famous artwork. Through her captivating gaze and mysterious smile, the Mona Lisa has been enchanting the public since it was first painted in the early 16th century.

5 days ago · President Macron outlined his New Renaissance project in the exhibition room housing the world-famous Mona Lisa painting The Mona Lisa will be moved to a new exhibition space at the Louvre in ...

Jan 23, 2025 · Liberated by Revolutionary forces, the painting briefly adorned Napoleon’s bedroom, then was installed in the Louvre. Over 80% of Louvre visitors come specifically to see Mona Lisa. Due to new queuing practices, visitors have only 30 seconds to admire the painting’s legendary mystique.