In fact, some restoration work was done in 1809 on the original Mona Lisa, and that’s why it looks so ‘washed out’ as some ...

Since the Mona Lisa is possibly the world's most famous ... Kemp says Leonardo probably never handed the portrait over to his original client, and a second person "might well have said if you ...

The original Mona Lisa is possibly the world's most famous painting, and Italian Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci is regarded as one of history's greatest artists. The masterpiece is believed ...

The enigmatic smile of the Mona Lisa has fascinated viewers for centuries ... Restoration efforts over the centuries have ...

A few months after the sale Katz was offered and acquired the original frame which had been ... to pay for the picture it dubbed “the Mona Lisa of Brabant”. Among the major backers were ...

The auction house, Artcurial, had estimated the copy, dating from around 1600 and looking strikingly similar to the original Mona Lisa. An online petition posted by a user named Kate Powell ...