No more roommates for Mona Lisa! Iconic painting to get own gallery at the Louvre — and Americans will help foot the bill
Art critics hailed news of the move, saying that the precious painting has stolen the spotlight for long enough.
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The Murky Story Of Lisa Gherardini, The 16th-Century Noblewoman Who May Be Portrayed In The Mona Lisa
A 16th-century Florentine noblewoman, Lisa Gherardini was the wife of a successful silk merchant named Francesco del Giocondo. But was she also the subject of the Mona Lisa? Many scholars believe she ...
Mona Lisa's roommates may be glad she's moving out
Now that Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece is moving to another room at The Louvre, other Renaissance masterpieces hanging in ...
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The ‘Mona Lisa’ Is Moving to a Room of Her Own at the Louvre
As part of a massive renovation, the Leonardo da Vinci portrait will get its own gallery space accessible from a separate ...
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This geologist claims she’s figured out the setting of the ‘Mona Lisa’
A geologist claims she has figured out where the “Mona Lisa” was painted ... how she used the artist’s personal diary and old illustrations to retrace his steps. She discovered that ...
Mona Lisa to get a room of her own in Louvre museum renovation
French President Emmanuel Macron announced plans to expand the Louvre and move the Mona Lisa to a new exhibition space, after ...