Mona Lisa

Culture
by Natalie Aldern | Mon, 05/30/2011 - 06:06
The search for Mona Lisa’s remains have yielded a promising find. Experts have uncovered a skeleton in the Florence convent where the model for Da Vinci’s…
Culture
by Natalie Aldern | Wed, 04/06/2011 - 05:30
A group of art historians wants to uncover the remains of the woman believed to have been the model for Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa. They hope that finding…
Culture
by Natalie Aldern | Thu, 02/03/2011 - 04:46
Her enigmatic smile has been a mystery for centuries, but new research claims we should be saying "HIS smile," when talking about the Mona Lisa.The Italian…
Culture
by Natalie Aldern | Wed, 01/12/2011 - 03:54
Just weeks after discovering hidden symbols under the Mona Lisa’s eyes, art historians believe that they have identified the landscape featured in the…
Culture
by Natalie Aldern | Mon, 12/13/2010 - 17:20
It may be one of the most recognizable paintings in the world, but art experts have uncovered new clues hidden in Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa.There has…
Culture
by ITALY | Sat, 06/13/2009 - 03:12
A 16th-century painting of a nude Mona Lisa once attributed to Leonardo Da Vinci will go on show for the first time on Saturday as part of a sweeping new…
Food & Drink
by Carla Passino | Wed, 03/11/2009 - 13:08
The Italian countryside is a man-made wonder. Sure, it has forests and wild gorges, soaring peaks and wolf-populated woods. But its essence is lush nature…
Lifestyle
by ITALY | Thu, 02/28/2008 - 03:47
An image of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa clutching coloured recycling bags was unveiled Wednesday in a fresh appeal to Naples residents to start…
Culture
by ITALY | Fri, 09/07/2007 - 03:34
The Mona Lisa is a disguised self-portrait of Leonardo da Vinci, a new book claims.American scholar Lillian Schwartz says in the book, Leonardo's Hidden Face,…
Culture
by ITALY | Sat, 07/28/2007 - 07:38
The Mona Lisa suffered from a serious metabolic disease that made her blood fatty, according to a Belgian doctor.Jan Dequeker, a rheumatology lecturer at the…