2 days ago · French President Emmanuel Macron gives a speech in front of La Joconde (the Mona Lisa) by Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci on January 28, 2025. Photo by BERTRAND GUAY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images. A ...

2 days ago · A leaked memo from a Louvre director has sparked calls from an Italian official to return the Mona Lisa to Italy. As President Macron announces a major renovation of the 230-year-old museum ...

3 days ago · An Italian official in Milan has called for France’s Louvre Museum to temporarily return Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa to Italy as the museum faces concerns of disrepair and appeals for ...

The Mona Lisa (/ ˌmoʊnə ˈliːsə / MOH-nə LEE-sə; Italian: la Gioconda [la dʒoˈkonda] or Monna Lisa [ˈmɔnna ˈliːza]; French: la Joconde [la ʒɔkɔ̃d]) is a half-length portrait painting by Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci.

3 days ago · Mona Lisa, oil painting on a poplar wood panel by Leonardo da Vinci, probably the world’s most famous painting. The sitter’s mysterious smile and her unproven identity have made the work a source of ongoing investigation and fascination.

2 days ago · An estimated 80 percent of those crowds come for the Mona Lisa — a magnet for droves of selfie-snapping tourists that has become a crowd-control ... Italy, Germany and Spain. Mr. Lacaze, ...

1 day ago · Mona Lisa - Renaissance, Iconic, Masterpiece: The influence of the Mona Lisa on the Renaissance and later times has been enormous, revolutionizing contemporary portrait painting. Not only did the three-quarter pose become the standard, but also Leonardo’s preliminary drawings encouraged other artists to make more and freer studies for their ...

2 days ago · A visitor takes pictures of the painting "La Joconde" (the Mona Lisa) by Italian artist Leonardo Da Vinci at the Louvre museum in Paris on January 28, 2025.

The Mona Lisa is much more than just a painting, it's a cultural icon. Learn how Leonardo da Vinci created this iconic image and why it's so famous.

Five centuries after Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa (1503–19), the portrait hangs behind bulletproof glass within the Louvre Museum and draws thousands of jostling spectators each day.