A 16th-century Florentine noblewoman, Lisa Gherardini was the wife of a successful silk merchant named Francesco del Giocondo ...
Art critics hailed news of the move, saying that the precious painting has stolen the spotlight for long enough.
The woman portrayed in the “Mona Lisa” is generally believed to be Lisa Gherardini, also known as Lisa del Giocondo. Born on June 15, 1479, in Florence, Italy, Lisa was a member of the ...
Now that Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece is moving to another room at The Louvre, other Renaissance masterpieces hanging in ...
French President Emmanuel Macron announced plans to expand the Louvre and move the Mona Lisa to a new exhibition space, after the museum warned of overcrowding.