Painted by Leonardo da Vinci in the early 16th century, the Mona Lisa is widely believed to portray Lisa Gherardini, a Florentine merchant’s wife. Using revolutionary techniques like sfumato, Leonardo ...

“Isleworth Mona Lisa,” oil on canvas, 33 1/4 x 25 2/5 inches, attributed by some scholars to Leonardo da Vinci (image via Wikimedia Commons) She's an icon, she's a legend, and she is the moment — but ...

For centuries, viewers of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa have been captivated by her mysterious smile and timeless gaze. But behind the brushstrokes was a real woman—Lisa Gherardini, wife of a Florence ...

Researchers have opened graves in a decayed convent in Florence, Italy to try and find the woman who may have modelled for Leonardo da Vinci in his most famous painting. According to Italian art ...

A painting that came on the scene in the early 1900s is gaining sensation with its public display in an Italian city, with some claiming the portrait could be the work of Leonardo da Vinci himself, ...