Tuscany — If you manage to elbow your way past the crowds at Paris' Louvre museum to get close enough to stare into the eyes of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa — and you then manage to break eye contact ...

The Mona Lisa is the most widely recognised and most famous painting ever. Although the King of France, Francis I, and ...

A French scientist has claimed that Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, the world's most recognised painting, conceals another portrait beneath it – of an entirely different woman. Pascal Cotte, who has ...

The subtle smile of the “Mona Lisa” has enchanted the art world for more than 500 years. But does it belong to an entirely different woman? French scientist Pascal Cotte says he has revealed three ...

Two pranksters managed to sneak a fake painting into the Louvre just weeks after a $102 million heist there — getting past ...

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 ...

One hundred years ago, a heist by a worker at the Louvre secured Leonardo’s painting as an art world icon James Zug After 28 months, Vincenzo Perugia was arrested for the theft of the Mona Lisa. Shown ...

The protester – a young man disguised as an old woman in a wheelchair – attacked the glass and attempted to smash it on Sunday. One witness tweeted that the man proceeded to "smear cake on the glass, ...

This video will surely paint a smile on your face. This video of a father surprising his 9-year-old daughter with a portrait of her as the Mona Lisa will surely paint a smile on your face, but it’s ...

After 28 months, Vincenzo Perugia was arrested for the theft of the Mona Lisa. Shown here is the transfer of the painting from the Italian Ministry of Public Instruction to France. Bettmann / Corbis ...