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Imagining the Mona Lisa’s New Room
A Louvre expansion that would put La Gioconda in her very own gallery has us envisioning the most mysterious sitter in iconic ...
Leonardo da Vinci’s incredible studies of human anatomy still don’t get the recognition they deserve
The Italian Renaissance artist created groundbreaking depictions of humans at a time when the inner workings of the body ...
Not just the Louvre: How Europe's museums are facing the future
Paris' Louvre is one of the world's most famous museums — and it's in dire need of renovation. But structural changes are not ...
Not just the Louvre: How Europe's museums face the future
Paris' Louvre is one of the world's most famous museums — and it's in dire need of renovation. But structural changes are not ...
Visiting the Louvre has become a nightmare – especially if you’re British
Rising prices, crowds and failing facilities have turned the world’s greatest art museum into a ‘physical ordeal’. So what’s ...
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The Murky Story Of Lisa Gherardini, The 16th-Century Noblewoman Who May Be Portrayed In The Mona Lisa
A 16th-century Florentine noblewoman, Lisa Gherardini was the wife of a successful silk merchant named Francesco del Giocondo. But was she also the subject of the Mona Lisa? Many scholars believe she ...