From the theft of the Mona Lisa in 1911 to the French Crown Jewels heist this past weekend, the Parisian museum has seen some ...

Seen one way, at risk of over-exercising the cliche we have of the French as world-class gourmets, the January 28 "soup attack" on the Mona Lisa was the most purely "French" of the long-suffering ...

Mona Lisa's secrets are unlocked as Da Vinci's painting techniques are recreated. Her elusive smile is the perfect combination of art, science, optics and illusion – the greatest triumph of Leonardo ...

Immense precautions are taken to protect the priceless da Vinci work. PARIS -- Many paintings are moved around at the Louvre in Paris, but rarely is it one of the world's most iconic works. For the ...

The "Mona Lisa" has given up another secret. Using X-rays to peer into the chemical structure of a tiny speck of the celebrated work of art, scientists have gained new insight into the techniques that ...

Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece, Mona Lisa in her new setting in the refurbished Salle des Etats where the public was able to rediscover her in Paris, France on April 06th, 2005. (Photo by Raphael ...

If the other paintings in the room that houses the Mona Lisa at the Louvre Museum in Paris could talk, they might be whispering "good riddance!" to one another right now. That's owing to French ...

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday that the Mona Lisa will get its own dedicated room inside the Louvre museum, which he said will be renovated and expanded in a major ...

French President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday that the “Mona Lisa” will get its own dedicated room inside the Louvre museum under a major renovation and expansion of the Paris landmark that will ...