For nearly 500 years, people have been gazing at Leonardo da Vinci's portrait of the Mona Lisa with a sense of bafflement. First she is smiling. Then the smile fades. A moment later the smile returns ...

(CNN) -- The Mona Lisa is famed for two things: her enigmatic smile and her steady gaze, widely believed to follow her viewers around the room. Indeed, Leonardo da Vinci's world-renowned painting, ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. There's ...

Italy's National Committee for Cultural Heritage has revealed letters and numbers can be seen by magnifying high resolution images of Leonardo Da Vinci's 500-year-old Renaissance masterpiece, ...

Mona Lisa's famous smile might not have been genuine when she was painted by Leonardo da Vinci more than 500 years ago. Scientists wanted to investigate Lisa Gherardini's facial expression and apply ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The famed Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci may have been blessed with the same "quick eye" ...

How does the Mona Lisa draw people in? Is it her eyes? That elusive smile? Or could it be the overall effect of the entire painting? If you only saw Mona Lisa’s eyes, would you want to see more? These ...

Protected in a bullet-proof glass vitrine and behind a barrier, the Mona Lisa is never going to look its best. But come the fall, visitors to Louvre will be able to get up close and intimately ...

The Mona Lisa is famed for two things: her enigmatic smile and her steady gaze, widely believed to follow her viewers around the room. Indeed, Leonardo da Vinci’s world-renowned painting, also known ...

The famed Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci may have been blessed with the same "quick eye" that may give top tennis and baseball players an edge. In Leonardo's case, this super-vision may have ...