The original Mona Lisa is possibly the world's most famous painting, and Italian Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci is regarded as one of history's greatest artists. The masterpiece is believed ...

In fact, some restoration work was done in 1809 on the original Mona Lisa, and that’s why it looks so ‘washed out’ as some ...

Since the Mona Lisa is possibly the world's most famous ... Kemp says Leonardo probably never handed the portrait over to his original client, and a second person "might well have said if you ...

The auction house, Artcurial, had estimated the copy, dating from around 1600 and looking strikingly similar to the original Mona Lisa. An online petition posted by a user named Kate Powell ...

Early copies of the Mona Lisa are rare, according to Bonhams because the original was acquired by the French royal collection shortly after it was painted and therefore seen by only the anointed few.