Forget the Mona Lisa, this is the Leonardo portrait you need to see
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 ...
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Imagining the Mona Lisa’s New Room
A Louvre expansion that would put La Gioconda in her very own gallery has us envisioning the most mysterious sitter in iconic ...
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The Mona Lisa is moving—discover where Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece will be displayed
Emmanuel Macron has announced a list of major changes to breathe some new life into the Louvre. Among these: the relocation of its most famous painting, the Mona Lisa.
The ‘Mona Lisa’ will get its own room under a major renovation of the Louvre
French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to announce possibly hundreds of millions of euros in renovation work for the ...
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The ‘Mona Lisa’ Is Moving to a Room of Her Own at the Louvre
As part of a massive renovation, the Leonardo da Vinci portrait will get its own gallery space accessible from a separate entrance ...
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The Murky Story Of Lisa Gherardini, The 16th-Century Noblewoman Who May Be Portrayed In The Mona Lisa
A 16th-century Florentine noblewoman, Lisa Gherardini was the wife of a successful silk merchant named Francesco del Giocondo. But was she also the subject of the Mona Lisa? Many scholars believe she ...
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Italy Is ‘Ready to Welcome’ the Mona Lisa Amid Louvre Infrastructure Concerns
An Italian official has called for France’s Louvre Museum to temporarily return the Mona Lisa as the museum faces concerns of ...