Mona Lisa's mysterious background decrypted by art-loving geologist “When I came to Lecco, I realized he had painted the 'Mona Lisa' here,” said Renaissance specialist Ann Pizzorusso. Get more ...

I realized he had painted the Mona Lisa here." For centuries, art historians have been trying to figure out where the real-life landscape in the background of Leonardo da Vinci's iconic Mona Lisa ...

Past theories about the background have focused primarily on the bridge and the road in the painting. Some scholars have argued Leonardo painted the Mona Lisa in Bobbio, a town in northern Italy ...

A US geologist says she has cracked one of art history’s biggest mysteries—the location in which Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is set. Ann Pizzorusso, who says online that she has worked in ...

A historian in Tuscany, Italy, believes he’s bridged the gap between modern times and the 1500s when Leonardo da Vinci painted the iconic Mona Lisa.. Italian art historian Silvano Vinceti said ...

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 ...

While many art historians have focused on the woman in Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, Ann Pizzorusso has a different obsession — the mountain ridges in the background.

Over 500 years after Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa, ... Mona Lisa's mysterious background decrypted by art-loving geologist. By Alex Fraser. May 15, 2024 4:27 PM UTC Updated May 15, 2024 ...

More than 500 years after Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa, an academic believes she has unravelled the mystery about the backdrop to one of the world’s most famous works of art.

OVER 500 years after Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa, an academic believes she has unravelled the mystery about the backdrop to one of the world’s most famous works of art.. Art historians ...

Over 500 years after Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa, an academic believes she has unravelled the mystery about the backdrop to one of the world's most famous works of art. Art historians ...