The Mona Lisa continues to captivate the world with its secrets. Every new study raises more questions than answers, keeping ...

A Louvre expansion that would put La Gioconda in her very own gallery has us envisioning the most mysterious sitter in iconic ...

The painting is often referred to as “La Gioconda,” reflecting her married name—a nod to her husband and her contented life in Florence. Leonardo da Vinci began painting the “Mona Lisa ...

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.

Leonardo da Vinci's famed "Mona Lisa" portrait is getting a new home at Paris' Louvre while the museum undergoes renovations.

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 ...

I remember when, as a child, I fought my way to the front of a queue of sweaty tourists in the Louvre, only to be pulled ...

The French president announced a few changes coming to the world's largest museum, in a bid to prevent overcrowding.