The name means Lady Lisa and the sitter is thought to be Lisa Gherardini, wife of Francesco del Gioconda. The painting, created by Leonardo da Vinci in the early 1500s, is also known as La Gioconda to ...

Paul Plishka thought back to Sept. 21, 1967, when he made his Metropolitan Opera debut as the Monk in Ponchielli's "La Gioconda" alongside Renata Tebaldi, Sherrill Milnes and Rosalind Elias.

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 ...

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.

We’ll also hear orchestral dances from Ravel and Rachmaninov, and music from Amilcare Ponchielli’s opera La Gioconda – the ...

Among the soloists was Mexican tenor Arturo Chacón Cruz, who won the only public vote with the Readers’ Award, gave a beautiful performance of ‘Cielo e mar’ from Ponchielli’s La Gioconda ...

In this week's Inside Italy review, we look at the chances of a proposed citizenship referendum becoming reality, the noble ...

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.

Discover the ownership debate between Italy and France over Rome’s iconic Spanish Steps, exploring the cultural and ...

A look at how the L.A. Times’ top 25 high school football teams in the Southland in Week 8. The Colts have three interceptions and don’t give up a score on defense in picking up a key Marine ...

Just because “La Maison” doesn’t invoke its inspirations by name doesn’t mean they don’t exist. The titular fashion house, Ledu, is a revered global brand that’s one of the last ...