A Louvre expansion that would put La Gioconda in her very own gallery has us envisioning the most mysterious sitter in iconic ...

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 ...

A 16th-century Florentine noblewoman, Lisa Gherardini was the wife of a successful silk merchant named Francesco del Giocondo ...

Indian families in the US intent on extending endogamy promptly drop their opposition to the American partners of their children as Donald Trump revokes ... Following renewed interest in the Mona Lisa ...

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One of the world's most visited pieces of art is getting a makeover. The exhibit that houses the Mona Lisa at the Louvre in ...

Paris' centuries-old Louvre Museum — home of da Vinci's iconic Mona Lisa — is getting an $800 million makeover, and American visitors will have to help pay for it.

French President Emmanuel Macron gives a speech to announce a multi-year overhaul, long-term investments to modernize the Louvre museum, next to Leonardo da Vinci's painting of the Mona Lisa ...

The "Mona Lisa" is about to get its own dedicated space at the Louvre in Paris. It is intended to help manage crowds. It could also benefit the other artworks that, for decades, were forced to ...