Ever wondered what the secret is behind the mysterious smile of the “Mona Lisa”? Ask her yourself during a multisensory ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — For centuries, Leonardo Da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” has beguiled art buffs unable to resist speculating on the origins and meaning of the world’s most famous artwork. Now a French ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Mona Lisa, also known as La Gioconda, is one of the most enigmatic paintings in art history. Its creator, Leonardo da Vinci, left numerous details that have been debated for centuries. Let's dive ...

UNDATED (CNN Newsource/CNN/WKRC) - People have wondered and guessed for decades where the setting location in the Mona Lisa painting is. One geologist said she knows. The Mona Lisa, painted by ...

Artist Ron Piccirillo claims he found the heads of a lion, an ape and a buffalo hovering in the air in the background of the Mona Lisa, after turning the painting on its side. (Photo Credit: ...

You’d think a girl could be left alone after 500 years, but if anything, the scrutiny of the Mona Lisa is more intense than ever. After studying the painting with 3-D laser scanners, researchers ...