The Mona Lisa has seen some shit in her approximately 519 years. Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece has been stolen, vandalized, and parodied more often than anyone could count. She’s graced the covers ...

The “Mona Lisa” was the subject of attempted vandalism on Sunday when a visitor to the world-famous Louvre museum in Paris smeared frosting all over the Renaissance-era painting’s protective glass.

Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece, Mona Lisa in her new setting in the refurbished Salle des Etats where the public was able to rediscover her in Paris, France on April 06th, 2005. (Photo by Raphael ...

Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is full of mysteries. Who was she? What is the meaning of the enigmatic expression on her face? What methods did Leonardo use while creating the painting? Does the ...

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 that ...

The internet has reacted strongly to an artificial intelligence-generated video of the famous subject of Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa painting singing along to a rap that actor Anne Hathaway wrote ...

That’s one way to wipe a smile off someone’s face. Per the Associated Press, a man threw cake at the glass surrounding the Mona Lisa on Sunday, May 29. The 36-year-old culprit entered the Louvre while ...

The wood and smile of the Mona Lisa fascinate scientists. Not wooden smile. Wood and smile. A new study in the Journal of Cultural Heritage reveals how researchers have spent 18 years exploring the ...

I have a complicated relationship with the Mona Lisa.

French President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday that the “Mona Lisa” will get its own dedicated room inside the Louvre museum under a major renovation and expansion of the Paris landmark that will ...