One of the most written-about Renaissance artists, da Vinci may also be among the most poorly understood.

Paris' centuries-old Louvre Museum — home of da Vinci's iconic Mona Lisa — is getting an $800 million makeover, and American visitors will have to help pay for it.

The renovation at the Louvre Museum in Paris will see the famed Mona Lisa moved to its own, separate space, where it will be ...

The French president announced last week an extensive overhaul of the legendary museum, including a dedicated gallery for ...

A Louvre expansion that would put La Gioconda in her very own gallery has us envisioning the most mysterious sitter in iconic ...

A 16th-century Florentine noblewoman, Lisa Gherardini was the wife of a successful silk merchant named Francesco del Giocondo ...

It’s simply a contraction of “ma donna,” or “my lady” in Italian — like saying Madam Lisa in English. Some alternatives: Mona Lisa was Leonardo’s mother or some other Italian noblewoman or a disguised ...

French President Emmanuel Macron compared the facelift to the rebuilding of the Notre Dame cathedral, which is still ongoing ...

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The Mona Lisa has been a resident of the Louvre Museum in Paris for centuries, but there is a new push by some in Italy for the world-famous painting to be moved to Milan ahead of the 2026 Winter ...

The idea of hosting the Mona Lisa in Lombardy launched by the councillor for culture? Meaningless: the Louvre has made no appeal to find an alternative venue for Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece. Let’s ...

As crores visit to take a “holy” dip in the Ganga, the event is making headlines owing to many “babas,” sadhus, and Mona Lisa, a rudraksha seller, who went viral for her hazel eyes and “looks”. A ...