In 1516, when he was 64 years old, Leonardo da Vinci found himself at a crossroads. His patron, Giuliano de’ Medici, the brother of Pope Leo X, had just died and new commissions were not ...

Mona Lisa's smile, possibly the most widely observed and scrutinized grin in history, might just be a "lie," scientists say. An international team of researchers examined the symmetry of the ...

For centuries, the Mona Lisa has mesmerized viewers with her mysterious smile, captivating the imaginations of art lovers, ...

The Mona Lisa, which is believed to have been painted sometime between 1503 and 1506, sits behind a climate-controlled bulletproof glass enclosure and has captured the imagination of art lovers ...

But when the viewer's eyes go directly to Mona Lisa's mouth, his central vision does not see the shadows, she said. "You'll never be able to catch her smile by looking at her mouth," Livingstone said.

His greatest triumph of combining art, science, optics, and illusion was the smile of the Mona Lisa, which he started working on in 1503 and continued laboring over nearly until his death 16 years ...

Facebook X Reddit Email Save. There is no way Leonardo da Vinci could have predicted that the Mona Lisa would remain one of the most widely-debated works of art in modern day — thanks in no ...

What Mona Lisa with her feet up says about art after coronavirus March 25, 2020 More than 5 years ago Tourists take pictures of da Vinci’s Mona Lisa at the Louvre museum in Paris in November 2015.

Art World Could Syphilis Be the Secret Behind Mona Lisa’s Intriguing Smile? The latest theory says the world’s most famous painting tells a story of sex and death.

Mona Lisa's smile: The mystery has finally been solved after 500 years ... “Given the descriptions from art and art history, we thought that the original would be the most ambiguous,” he said.

As with his art, there's still mystery around Leonardo da Vinci the man. To discuss the Renaissance era genius, ... And you see the Mona Lisa's smile start to form.