Art critics hailed news of the move, saying that the precious painting has stolen the spotlight for long enough.

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

Tom Hanks is in a league of his own. The actor had an unusual experience at one of the most famous museums in the world when ...

I remember when, as a child, I fought my way to the front of a queue of sweaty tourists in the Louvre, only to be pulled aside by a security guard who mistook my enthusiasm for malign intent. When I ...

However, the Mona Lisa (real name ‘La Gioconda’ because the ... a side-door in his white work overalls and simply lifts the painting off the wall. A locked door nearly foils Vincenzo’s ...

That will make the visit simpler for those who want to see the painting and ease the life of other visitors in the rest of the museum, he said. The “Mona Lisa” is now being shown behind ...

As part of an ambitious overhaul of the Louvre in Paris, Leonardo da Vinci’s painting of the Mona Lisa will be installed in a special exhibition space — hopefully alleviating the crush of ...