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

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 ...

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

A leaked memo from a Louvre director has sparked calls from an Italian official to return the Mona Lisa to Italy. As President Macron announces a major renovation of the 230-year-old museum, including ...

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And maybe it is this — all of it, the good and the bad — that makes my heart break a bit when I see kids today struggling ... mere pencil outline of the "Mona Lisa" and then hanging it on ...

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.

Art critics hailed news of the move, saying that the precious painting has stolen the spotlight for long enough.

Paris — It is the most visited museum in the world, but management, staff and visitors agree the iconic Louvre in Paris — the home of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa — is in need of some ...

French President Emmanuel Macron gives a speech to announce a multi-year overhaul, long-term investments to modernize the Louvre museum, next to Leonardo da Vinci's painting of the Mona Lisa ...