The “Mona Vanna,” sketch is almost as large as the “Mona Lisa” itself. ... File photo - The Mona Lisa , by Leonardo da Vinci, at the Louvre Museum in Paris. (Photo by: ...

mona lisa's smile was not genuine when leonardo da vinci painted her, scientists say In 1974, the Mona Lisa hit the road. While at the Tokyo National Museum, a woman sprayed the top of Mona Lisa ...

A longstanding mystery surrounding the Vitruvian man – yes, that Vitruvian man – has a new solution. The weird part? It comes ...

Centuries after its creation, Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa still has secrets to reveal. Most recently, a high-tech study of ...

Scientists have discovered a new secret in Leonardo da Vinci’s iconic Mona Lisa. AP “In this case, it’s interesting to see that indeed there is a specific technique for the ground layer of ...

Journalists walk past Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa during a visit of the Louvre museum Tuesday, June 23, 2020. Christophe Ena / AP ...

Explore Leonardo da Vinci's most famous works like the Mona Lisa, as well as his drawings and unfinished works. In 1517, Leonardo showed a visitor a portrait of Lisa del Giocondo, the wife of a ...

When Leonardo da Vinci was creating his masterpiece, the Mona Lisa, he may have experimented with lead oxide in his base layer, resulting in trace amounts of a compound called plumbonacrite.It ...

Leonardo da Vinci spends 14 years working on the Mona Lisa, the culmination of all his knowledge. Toward the end of his life, Leonardo da Vinci finally finds the perfect patron – the King of ...

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