A professor in Queen's University believes that Da Vinci's Mona Lisa was a product of a practice used by Renaissance artists of taking a passage from literature and then incorporating it into a work of art.
An Italian researcher has sparked controversy over the world's most famous painting with claims that Leonardo da Vinci painted tiny letters into the eyes of the Mona Lisa which may finally reveal a secret code that will identify the model.
What smile is more ubiquitous than that of the lovely Italian lady known to an adoring world as Mona Lisa? Probably none, but believe it or not, Miss Mona now speaks interactively to visitors and in Chinese to boot. Read on and be amazed.
German academics believe that they have solved the famous mystery behind the identity of the "Mona Lisa," probably the most famous of Leonardo da Vinci's portraits. Lisa Gherardini, wife of a Florentine merchant matches the description from the study.
Who was the lady with the mystical smile so lovingly depicted by Leonardo Da Vinci and serenaded by the velvety baritone of Nat King Cole? Has computer technology cracked some of her mystery? Read on for some thoughts on a fascinating subject
The Mona Lisa was one of Leonardo's favourite paintings, and he carried it with him until he died. Today, it is regarded as the most famous painting in the world, and is visited by many thousands of people every year.
In what can only be described a one of the longest NY Times articles ever, it turns out a scientific study of the Mona Lisa shows that Leonardo da Vinci changed his mind about the composition of the famous painting.