A French scientist has claimed that Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, the world's most recognised painting, conceals another portrait beneath it – of an entirely different woman. Pascal Cotte, who has ...

Many historians have come up with answers about whom they believed the Mona Lisa was in real life. The most common answer is that the Mona Lisa is a portrait of the real-life Lisa Gherardini who was ...

The world’s most famous portrait is not hidden from view, nor quietly circulating between private collectors. Today, Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa hangs behind layers of security inside the Louvre ...

French President Emmanuel Macron announced a massive renovation of the Louvre in Paris -- including a separate gallery for the museum's most famous holding, Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa. POOL/AFP via ...

It may well be the best known painting of all time, but mysteries still lurk behind the famous Mona Lisa smile. One longstanding historical dispute has been over the identity of the bridge in the ...

It's the most famous painting in the world, but could the Mona Lisa have been hiding a disease in plain sight? Dr. Mandeep Mehra of Brigham and Women's Hospital says it's his opinion that Lisa ...

A painting that came on the scene in the early 1900s is gaining sensation with its public display in an Italian city, with some claiming the portrait could be the work of Leonardo da Vinci himself, ...

The Louvre's Mona Lisa is widely accepted as Leonardo da Vinci's original masterpiece, supported by historical records, scientific analysis, and its consistent presence in royal collections. Despite ...

The image on the left is a digital reconstruction of what Mr Cotte claims to have found underneath the Mona Lisa An image of a portrait underneath the Mona Lisa has been found beneath the existing ...

KALLA BAJA, Bolivia, June 1 (Reuters) - High in Bolivia's Andean mountains, surrounded by small thatched roofed houses and sheep, Claudia Callizaya, 32, makes the final brushstroke to her newest piece ...