Mystery behind Mona Lisa's famous smile decoded. Mona Lisa is unquestionably smiling in one of the world's most famous ...

She’s the star attraction in a museum filled with masterpieces, and soon she will be getting a room of her own. As part of an ambitious overhaul of the Louvre in Paris, Leonardo da Vinci’s painting of ...

A mash-up of geology and art history has identified a likely setting for one of the world’s most famous paintings. By Ali Watkins She’s been smeared with cake and doused with acid. Vigilantes have ...

Historical paintings are also complex chemical objects so museums turn to analytical chemistry to decipher the mysteries concealed within their micrometric paint layers. Recently, x ray and infrared ...

Without a good backstory, many of the most famous and valuable collectibles would be little more than forgotten knickknacks. That T206 Honus Wagner card worth millions? If it wasn’t for its legendary ...

Art historians have tussled for ages over many aspects of what is arguably the world’s most famous painting: Leonardo’s Mona Lisa (ca. 1503–08). Who was the sitter? What does her smile mean? Is the ...

French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday the Mona Lisa will receive its own dedicated room in the Louvre while announcing that the museum will undergo a significant renovation and expansion, a ...