It was the Monday morning of August 21, 1911, the weekly closure day of the Louvre during the summer holidays, when an ...

Leonardo da Vinci started the iconic 'Mona Lisa' painting in Italy but finished it in France, where he sold it to the French ...

For nearly 500 years, people have been gazing at Leonardo da Vinci's portrait of the Mona Lisa with a sense of bafflement. First she is smiling. Then the smile fades. A moment later the smile returns ...

Firestone puts it this way: The jewels are “the Louvre’s final word in the language of monarchy — a glittering echo of kings ...

The crown jewel of Paris, The Louvre, shut its doors on tourists visiting from all over the world on Monday. Kevin Ward, traveling from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, told The Associated Press (AP), "It’s the ...

Without a good backstory, many of the most famous and valuable collectibles would be little more than forgotten knickknacks. That T206 Honus Wagner card worth millions? If it wasn’t for its legendary ...

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 ...

Ars Technica has been separating the signal from the noise for over 25 years. With our unique combination of technical savvy and wide-ranging interest in the technological arts and sciences, Ars is ...

The most spectacular Louvre robbery since the Mona Lisa in 1911 proves the vulnerability of French museums, writes .

Frankie Dytor receives funding from The British Academy. When Bernard Berenson learned that Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa had been stolen from the Louvre Gallery in Paris, the art critic heaved an ...

An Italian official in Milan has called for France’s Louvre Museum to temporarily return Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa to Italy as the museum faces concerns of disrepair and appeals for renovation.