In 1516, when he was 64 years old, Leonardo da Vinci found himself at a crossroads. His patron, Giuliano de’ Medici, the brother of Pope Leo X, had just died and new commissions were not forthcoming ...

Elton John performs "Mona Lisa and Mad Hatters" at the 2024 Gershwin Prize for Popular Song concert honoring Elton John and Bernie Taupin at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., March 30, 2024.

Now that the Mona Lisa is going to be moved to another room at the Louvre in Paris, masterworks hanging in the same space by the likes of Titian, Tintoretto and Veronese may finally get their due. The ...

The mysterious smile of Leonardo da Vinci‘s Mona Lisa has captivated viewers for generations, but the true identity of the Renaissance artist’s most famous subject has eluded art historians for ...

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 ...

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If the other paintings in the room that houses the Mona Lisa at the Louvre Museum in Paris could talk, they might be whispering "good riddance!" to one another right now. That's owing to French ...