It is one of the most famous – and mystifying – drawings in human history. Leonardo da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man was the attempt ...

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But looking again at how the myth of the Mona Lisa emerged, I believe that her fame is due not just to the painting’s display of artistic ingenuity – but to the troubling vampirism and gender ...

Mike Newell’s “Mona Lisa Smile” is a movie designed to make you think, which is precisely the problem: For a story about bohemian intellectuals circa 1950s New England, it sure is low on ...

He started working on the Mona Lisa in 1503. This painting was one of the most well-known works of Vinci which became famous because of her mysterious smile. It seems to hide a secret.

PARIS — The "Mona Lisa" has given up another secret. Using X-rays to peer into the chemical structure of a tiny speck of the celebrated work of art, scientists have gained new insight into the ...

Journalists walk past Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa during a visit of the Louvre museum Tuesday. (Associated Press files) Photo Gallery PARIS — The “Mona Lisa” has given up another secret.

PARIS (AP) -- The "Mona Lisa" has given up another secret. Using X-rays to peer into the chemical structure of a tiny speck of the celebrated work of art, scientists have gained new insight into ...

Scientists have gained new insight into how Leonardo da Vinci used to paint his groundbreaking portrait of the woman with the exquisitely enigmatic smile. The “Mona Lisa” has given up another ...

The "Mona Lisa" has given up another secret. Using X-rays to peer into the chemical structure of a tiny speck of the celebrated work of art, scientists have gained new insight into the techniques ...