Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa isn't just a painting; it's a global phenomenon. Housed within the Louvre Museum in Paris, this ...

The Mona Lisa is arguably the most famous painting in the world. The Italian Renaissance portrait is one of the highlights of ...

Don't let that smile fool you — the Mona Lisa has seen some things. After a visitor attempted to smash its protective glass last week, the painting and its wild history of attempted vandalism ...

I have never believed that the Mona Lisa has anything to do with Lisa Gherardini del Giocondo, and Leonardo himself told this to Antonio de Beatis when they met at Cloux in 1518. All the best. A ...

Retropolis How the 1911 theft of the Mona Lisa made it the world’s most famous painting. As the Louvre mounts a major Leonardo da Vinci exhibition to mark the 500th anniversary of the artist’s ...

There's been a wonderful amount of scholarly work done on early 20th century Paris, the history of the Louvre, the history of the Mona Lisa, of course, and Leonardo da Vinci, ...

Dark family history behind Mona Lisa's sad smile revealed in new book. At the age of 15, real-life Lisa Gherardini married Florentine merchant Francesco del Giocondo – who traded in female ...

For over a decade, da Vinci crafted one of the world's most recognizable paintings, the "Mona Lisa," which symbolizes the Italian Renaissance. It's the artist's magnum opus.

Two of history’s most visible women have at least one thing in common: staying power. Nearly three decades after her death, Jackie Kennedy is an inescapable Instagram mainstay, and the Mona Lisa ...

The search for the Mona Lisa bridge 04:05. Tuscany — If you manage to elbow your way past the crowds at Paris' Louvre museum to get close enough to stare into the eyes of Leonardo da Vinci's ...