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The fascinating process of painting restoration garnered attention on Tumblr where people were quick to demand the same thing ...
The world's most famous painting originally included both brows and lashes, according to Parisian engineer Pascal Cotte, who says his 240-megapixel scans of the painting reveal traces of Mona Lisa ...
As part of the project, the "Mona Lisa" painting will be moved to a new spot. French President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday a new restoration and expansion project for the world's most ...
The painting has yellowed from layers of varnish applied over the centuries, but the Louvre has resisted pressure to touch it up. The last real work on the Mona Lisa dates to the mid-1950s, when ...
Researchers studying 3-D images of the “Mona Lisa” say she was probably either pregnant or had just given birth when she sat for Leonardo da Vinci’s 16th-century masterpiece.
The painting’s subject is commonly thought to be Lisa Gherardini, ... Both had simply faded over time or had fallen victim to years of restoration work. 6. The Mona Lisa has broken a lot of hearts.
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 at ...
The Musée du Louvre expansion will build a new entrance and dedicated room for the Mona Lisa, to be selected in an ...
The Mona Lisa continues to captivate the world with its secrets. Every new study raises more questions than answers, keeping the fascination with this Renaissance masterpiece alive.
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, at ...
This Wednesday, amid huge fanfare, the Mona Lisa is to be unveiled in her new home in the Louvre. John Lichfield asks what makes this painting the most visited, most written about, most sung about ...