However, the Mona Lisa (real name ‘La Gioconda’ because the subject is thought to be Italian noblewoman Lisa del Giocondo) was actually bought by the French king Francis I from Leonardo da Vinci.

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A charcoal drawing housed in another art collection for more than 150 years may have been a sketch for the Mona Lisa, a French art expert says. The charcoal portrait of a nude woman, known as the ...

La Gioconda [the Mona Lisa] is therefore a happy woman whose natural attribute is a smile. The Joker and the Mona Lisa share the same etymology: Jocus’ in Latin,” adds the museum statement.

The Mona Lisa The Mona Lisa with her enigmatic smile is the most famous work of art in the world. The name means Lady Lisa and the sitter is thought to be Lisa Gherardini, wife of Francesco del ...

A man steals the Mona Lisa from the Louvre in 1911 His 84yearold daughter thought he did it for patriotic reasons A filmmaker spends more than 30 years trying to find ...

But for all his efforts, Lepine has no hard leads. Initial reaction in Paris to the Mona Lisa's disappearance is decidedly one of denial. Many believe it is only a bad joke. When the Louvre ...

The mesmerizing gaze of its subject is thought to have inspired the exquisite, treacherous painting in Oscar Wilde’s "The ...

They don’t see his lonely heartbreak.” The actress then comes across the museum’s iconic Mona Lisa painting and starts waving at the Leonardo Da Vinci piece, before drawing the Joker’s ...

The exhibition also coincides with the launch of the book“Il Volo della Gioconda,” by Italian writer Savi Arvola Appiani, which delves into the notorious theft of the Mona Lisa. Vianey's ...

Not for nothing, the august institution is clearly all-in on the movie promo, as it changed the official image on its X account to the Joker-ized Mona Lisa lipstick smile. The Figures Du Fou ...

Lady Gaga stepped into the shoes of Harley Quinn as she teased her upcoming rock n' roll track, The Joker, in an Instagram video uploaded on Wednesday. The Poker Face hitmaker, 38 - who recently ...