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 ...

After 28 months, Vincenzo Perugia was arrested for the theft of the Mona Lisa. Shown here is the transfer of the painting from the Italian Ministry of Public Instruction to France. Bettmann / Corbis ...

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 ...

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 ...

French President Emmanuel Macron announced a massive renovation of the Louvre in Paris -- including a separate gallery for the museum's most famous holding, Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa. POOL/AFP via ...

The Mona Lisa painting was created by Leonardo da Vinci, the legendary artist and scientist from the Renaissance period. The woman depicted in the painting is believed to be Lisa Gherardini, the wife ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President Macron gives speech in front of Mona Lisa at Louvre with inset of crowded museum Now she’s really got something to smile ...