The portrait of Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, more exactly the portrait of one Lisa Gherardini, was executed by fits and starts very early in the 16th century. By now it has been seen by billions of ...

Paris' Louvre is one of the world's most famous museums — and it's in dire need of renovation. But structural changes are not ...

As French President Emmanuel Macron announces that the Mona Lisa will move into a new, dedicated room inside the Louvre, we ...

It’s simply a contraction of “ma donna,” or “my lady” in Italian — like saying Madam Lisa in English. Some alternatives: Mona Lisa was Leonardo’s mother or some other Italian noblewoman or a disguised ...

Now that Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece is moving to another room at The Louvre, other Renaissance masterpieces hanging in ...

French President Emmanuel Macron compared the facelift to the rebuilding of the Notre Dame cathedral, which is still ongoing ...

Could the most famous smile on the planet be about to leave France and make a grand return to its original homeland? Recently ...

In a confidential memo leaked last week to French press, Louvre chief Laurence des Cars unveiled that the premises is in dire ...

A leaked memo from a Louvre director has sparked calls from an Italian official to return the Mona Lisa to Italy. As ...

President Macron visited the Louvre today to unveil an ambitious plan for the world's most popular Museum, promising a "New ...