Do you know which famous Rajasthani painting is known as the Indian Mona Lisa? This beautiful painting is considered a jewel of Indian miniature painting, embodying the era's romanticism. Learn about ...

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 Mona Lisa — and you then manage to break eye contact ...

Many historians have come up with answers about whom they believed the Mona Lisa was in real life. The most common answer is that the Mona Lisa is a portrait of the real-life Lisa Gherardini who was ...

But what exactly is it about this 16th-century masterpiece that continues to captivate hearts and minds worldwide, making it arguably the most famous painting in history? At first glance, the Mona ...

The "Mona Lisa" has given up another secret. Using X-rays to peer into the chemical structure of a tiny speck of the celebrated work of art, scientists have gained new insight into the techniques that ...

Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, a masterpiece, resides at the Louvre, protected by advanced security. Its journey from Renaissance Italy to French royal collections, through revolution and a famous ...

Art historians have tussled for ages over many aspects of what is arguably the world’s most famous painting: Leonardo’s Mona Lisa (ca. 1503–08). Who was the sitter? What does her smile mean? Is the ...

Explore how the Mona Lisa vanished from the Louvre in Paris for over two years. It's the most famous painting in the world. Nearly 8.5 million people visit her every year. Yet few have ever heard ...

A new Mona Lisa has appeared in El Salvador. But this isn’t Leonardo da Vinci’s original. Instead, it seems a local twist has ...

The Louvre museum’s Denon gallery, where its most valuable paintings are displayed, was hit by a water leak on Thursday ...