The Mona Lisa continues to captivate the world with its secrets. Every new study raises more questions than answers, keeping ...

The painting is often referred to as “La Gioconda,” reflecting her married name—a nod to her husband and her contented life in Florence. Leonardo da Vinci began painting the “Mona Lisa ...

However, the Mona Lisa (real name ‘La Gioconda’ because the subject is thought to be Italian noblewoman Lisa del Giocondo) was actually bought by the French king Francis I from Leonardo da Vinci.

One of the most famous artworks in the world, Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa (also known as La Gioconda) was stolen from the Louvre in Paris in August 1911. Police were baffled, as it seemed to ...

Standing in front of the iconic Mona Lisa painting by Leonardo da Vinci—the crown jewel of the museum’s collection—Macron announced a major renovation estimated to be worth upwards of €700 ...

An Italian official in Milan has called for France’s Louvre Museum to temporarily return Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa to Italy ... in Italy by the name La Gioconda—to be returned in a ...