In 1516, when he was 64 years old, Leonardo da Vinci found himself at a crossroads. His patron, Giuliano de’ Medici, the brother of Pope Leo X, had just died and new commissions were not ...

What Mona Lisa with her feet up says about art after coronavirus March 25, 2020 More than 5 years ago Tourists take pictures of da Vinci’s Mona Lisa at the Louvre museum in Paris in November 2015.

Mona Lisa's smile, possibly the most widely observed and scrutinized grin in history, might just be a "lie," scientists say. An international team of researchers examined the symmetry of the ...

Art World Could Syphilis Be the Secret Behind Mona Lisa’s Intriguing Smile? The latest theory says the world’s most famous painting tells a story of sex and death.

His greatest triumph of combining art, science, optics, and illusion was the smile of the Mona Lisa, which he started working on in 1503 and continued laboring over nearly until his death 16 years ...

Mona Lisa's smile: The mystery has finally been solved after 500 years ... “Given the descriptions from art and art history, we thought that the original would be the most ambiguous,” he said.

For centuries, the Mona Lisa has mesmerized viewers with her mysterious smile, captivating the imaginations of art lovers, ...

The Louvre in Paris may have the Mona Lisa. But fighting a crowd to catch a glimpse of Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece is far less appealing than the experience you can get for free at the ...

Art historians have insisted there was no way to improve on Leonardo Da Vinci’s masterpiece the Mona Lisa.Then came “Is It Cake, Too?" In Season 2 of Netflix’s baking competition (now ...

F or centuries, viewers of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa have been captivated by her mysterious smile and timeless gaze. But behind the brushstrokes was a real woman—Lisa Gherardini, wife of a ...

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 ...