The “Mona Lisa,” painted by Leonardo da Vinci in the early 16th century, is undoubtedly one of the most famous artworks in ...
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 ...
She is his Ideal. "Raymond Hekking was her staunch defender among art historians and the world's media." The original Mona Lisa is possibly the world's most famous painting, and Italian ...
Don't let that smile fool you — the Mona Lisa has seen some things. After a visitor attempted to smash its protective glass last week, the painting and its wild history of attempted vandalism ...
The broadcaster and journalist Andrew Marr explores the secret science and painting methods underneath the Mona Lisa. Watch the full documentary The World's Greatest Paintings on BBC Select.
A Dutch museum has reportedly broken the world record that an institution has paid for a Vincent van Gogh painting ... pay for what they dubbed “the Mona Lisa of Brabant”.