A 16th-century Florentine noblewoman, Lisa Gherardini was the wife of a successful silk merchant named Francesco del Giocondo ...
Now that Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece is moving to another room at The Louvre, other Renaissance masterpieces hanging in ...
Art critics hailed news of the move, saying that the precious painting has stolen the spotlight for long enough.
The world's most visited museum is also overcrowded, antiquated and desperate for renovations that will start next year and ...