Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is perhaps the world’s most famous painting. It’s also one of the world’s most mysterious. For centuries, art historians have analyzed the Mona Lisa, hoping ...

Well done if you found the real Mona Lisa! If you missed it, don’t worry—slide to reveal the answer. Leonardo da Vinci ...

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 ...

A worker hanging the Mona Lisa When Vincenzo starts work at the Louvre, he is immediately struck by just how many Italian paintings there are. Many of them - as he finds out – were taken from ...

The most famous work in the entire 40,000-year history of the visual arts, the Mona Lisa has become part of our collective unconscious. A cross between a cultural archetype and an icon of kitsch ...

But while politicians and generals braced for impact, one Frenchman had a completely different kind of emergency on his hands: how to save the Mona Lisa’s mysterious smile from vanishing forever.

Famous attractions across the globe are grappling with the problems of overtourism as the travel industry bounces back from the pandemic. Venice last week introduced an entry fee for day-trippers ...

The artwork was Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa. Join Walkley award-winner Marc Fennell as he uncovers the incredible moments that changed the course of history. With the portrait hidden under his ...

The Mona Lisa is probably the most celebrated artwork ever made, visited by millions of tourists every year, constantly re-invented by film-makers, meme-makers and advertisers. But for art ...