In 1912, the Isleworth Mona Lisa was found, bearing a striking resemblance to the one that people have adored for centuries. Since its discovery, it has remained a monumental mystery in the art world.
"The infrared examination of the Isleworth Madonna [as Earlier Mona Lisa is also known] is just tediously exact and is clearly the kind of drawing that's made when you're copying something rather ...
Feldman is the general secretary of the Swiss Mona Lisa Foundation, which promotes the piece, known as the Isleworth Mona Lisa, on behalf of its private owners and investigates evidence related to ...
Three years ago, billionaire businessman Joe Lewis, who developed the exclusive Isleworth Golf & Country Club, sold his luxurious, Georgian-style estate on Lake Bessie for $11 million. The buyer ...
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 ...
A worker hanging the Mona Lisa When Vincenzo starts work at the Louvre, he is immediately struck by just how many Italian paintings there are. Many of them - as he finds out – were taken from ...
Mona Lisa has been displayed in the Salle des États in the Louvre since 2005 She's one of the world's most recognisable faces, with a smile that's been printed on mugs, bags and T-shirts across ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
In an audacious move, and thanks to some camera trickery, the Born This Way star is seen planting a huge smile, in lipstick, on the Mona Lisa. The Louvre points out the connection between Leonardo ...