Many artists have tried to recreate the Mona Lisa with their own twists, and most recently, some Genshin Impact players from China made their version of the iconic painting using nothing but ...

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.

Archives nationales, France, 20144792/252 The Mona Lisa, or La Joconde as it is known in France, was among the works that Valland helped keep safe during the World War II invasion of Paris.

Where the face of the Mona Lisa once peered inscrutably at visitors, a worker scribbled her French name: La Joconde. He smudged out his first try and rewrote it more neatly just above, perhaps in ...

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 ...

FREIBURG, Germany — After more than 500 years of debate, speculation, and scrutiny, scientists say they’ve settled the most enduring question in Western art: Is the Mona Lisa smiling? The answer, ...

The show is called Lisa! The Mona Lisa Musical, and I got a chance to see it at the Hen & Chickens Theatre. Lisa! The Mona Lisa Musical at Hen & Chickens Theatre In 1911, the Mona Lisa was a ...

The Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinci's iconic portrait, is currently housed in the Louvre Museum in Paris, France. (Photo: Instagram) According to the Louvre, “It shows Lisa Gherardini, wife of the ...

For centuries, critics and observers alike have argued over if Mona Lisa is smiling. Do we now have an answer? The Mona Lisa is of course one of the world’s most famous pieces of artwork, yet people ...