In 1516, when he was 64 years old, Leonardo da Vinci found himself at a crossroads. His patron, Giuliano de’ Medici, the brother of Pope Leo X, had just died and new commissions were not ...

The world's most visited museum, the Louvre, closes its doors as staff strike due to overtourism concerns, highlighting the Mona Lisa display, which attracts 20,000 visitors daily.

Protesters threw soup at the Mona Lisa on Sunday in the latest instance of deliberately shocking climate activism. While some consider disruptive antics such as this alienating to the public ...

This Wednesday, amid huge fanfare, the Mona Lisa is to be unveiled in her new home in the Louvre. ... The smile, ignored for 350 years, is a large part of La Joconde's modern mystery and success.

The bulletproof glass casing surrounding the Mona Lisa was doused with soup on January 28 by two food activists ... La Gioconda — or the 'jovial one,' as the painting was ironically named by ...

For centuries, the Mona Lisa has mesmerized viewers with her mysterious smile, captivating the imaginations of art lovers, ...

This photograph shows the painting "La Joconde" (the Mona Lisa) by Italian artist Leonardo Da Vinci at the Louvre museum in Paris, Jan. 28, 2025. Bertrand Guay/AFP via Getty Images.

COLUMN. The museum's management wants to isolate the 'Mona Lisa' in a room with its own entrance, which could help rid the painting of overtourism, says Michel Guerrin, editor-in-chief of Le Monde.

This image grab taken from AFPTV footage shows two environmental activists from the collective dubbed "Riposte Alimentaire" hurling soup at Leonardo Da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" (La Joconde) painting ...