Topline The “Mona Lisa,” a 16th-century portrait by Leonardo da Vinci—and arguably the most famous painting on earth—was the target of a pastry attack Sunday in a stunt by a climate change ...

Some historians have argued that Da Vinci's backdrop wasn't even a real place, but rather a projection of Renaissance ideals — a metaphorical bridge, they might say, between nature and the ...

Activists pose after throwing soup at the glass protecting the Mona Lisa at the Louvre Museum Jan. 28, 2024, after shouting slogans advocating for a sustainable food system. (AP Photo/Clement Lanot) ...

The bulletproof glass casing surrounding the Mona Lisa was doused with soup on January 28 by two food activists who slipped their decanters past the Louvre's security.

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 ...