The Mona Lisa, also known as La Gioconda, is one of the most enigmatic paintings in art history. Its creator, Leonardo da Vinci, left numerous details that have been debated for centuries.

However, the Mona Lisa (real name ‘La Gioconda’ because the subject is thought to be Italian noblewoman Lisa del Giocondo) was actually bought by the French king Francis I from Leonardo da Vinci.

Painted in the early 1500s, The Mona Lisa draws in 20,000 visitors to the Louvre every day. An understandably so: the Gioconda, with her enigmatic smile and her gaze that seems to follow you ...

One of the most famous artworks in the world, Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa (also known as La Gioconda) was stolen from the Louvre in Paris in August 1911. Police were baffled, as it seemed to ...

A Louvre expansion that would put La Gioconda in her very own gallery has ... project that would devote an entire room for the Mona Lisa, French President Emmanuel Macron announced Monday, January ...

As such, the area around the painting is always crowded with people taking photos of La Gioconda and trying to work their way closer to the masterpiece. The new private room will hopefully make ...