It beats the elbow-sharpening and neck-craning required to glimpse the Mona Lisa through a sea of screens – or, if you’re my height, a selection of armpits that elicit at least 9 per cent disgust.

The French call her " La Joconde ", a pun on "amused woman" and the married name of Leonardo's presumed sitter, Lisa del Giocondo, née Gherardini.

A museum that houses some of the world’s priceless works of art is in need of a major upgrade after a leaked memo spelled out the problems facing the Louvre from leaks to overcrowding.

While the painting was most likely created by Da Vinci in Italy for a Florentine silk merchant who commissioned the painting of his wife Lisa del Giocondo in 1503, as reported by Vasari, Leonardo ...

Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa. Photo by VCG Wilson/Corbis via Getty Images. The painting is believed to depict Lisa del Giocondo, the rich wife of a silk merchant who commissioned the painting in 1503.

The Mona Lisa half-length portrait was painted by none other than Leonardo da Vinci in 1503. Learn about Monalisa’s real name, her mysterious smile and more!

It is widely believed that Mona Lisa was not just a figment of da Vinci’s imagination, but a real woman named Lisa Gherardini. It is said that she was the wife of Francesco del Giocondo, a ...

Leonardo da Vinci spends 14 years working on the Mona Lisa, the culmination of all his knowledge. Toward the end of his life, Leonardo da Vinci finally finds the perfect patron – the King of ...

There is no case for thinking that the Mona Lisa was literally “stolen” by the French king. We may feel that the naïve Peruggia can scarcely be blamed for jumping to the wrong conclusion.

Del Giocondo commissioned Leonardo da Vinci to paint a portrait of his wife, Lisa. FLORIDA MANSION SELLS FOR $60 MILLION AFTER FAMOUS SELLERS SCORE PRICIEST NON-WATERFRONT SALE OF THE YEAR ...

That’s just a few years before da Vinci is believed to have painted the “Mona Lisa” between 1503 and 1506. Lisa del Giocondo died in the mid-1500s. The property dates to around 1300.

That’s just a few years before da Vinci is believed to have painted the “Mona Lisa” between 1503 and 1506. Lisa del Giocondo died in the mid-1500s.