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5 days ago · Has the Mystery of the ‘Mona Lisa’ Background Been Solved? Ann Pizzorusso, a geologist and art historian, says she’s identified the location in the background of Leonardo da Vinci’s famous ...
4 days ago · Visitors take pictures in front of Mona Lisa after it was returned at its place at the Louvre Museum in Paris on Oct. 7, 2019, following a two-month renovation for the gallery housing the world ...
4 days ago · Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is perhaps the world’s most famous painting. It’s also one of the world’s most mysterious. For centuries, art historians have analyzed the Mona Lisa, hoping to discern whether the woman in the painting was meant to be smiling, what da Vinci’s original sketches for the painting looked like, and the location that the painting’s background depicts.
5 days ago · Leonardo’s Mona Lisa still holds some secrets, including the location where it was painted (Photo: Mrreporter/Dreamstime) Yet, as one mystery seems to unravel, another theory competes for acceptance. In a contrasting report by Tasos Kokkinidis in the Greek Reporter, Italian historian Silvano Vinceti proposed that the bridge in the Mona Lisa ...
4 days ago · LECCO, Italy — Over 500 years after Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa, an academic believes she has unraveled the mystery about the backdrop to one of the world’s most famous works of art. Art historians have long debated its landscape, speculating on the locations that could have inspired Leonardo but the geologist and […]
4 days ago · Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is full of mysteries. Who was she? What is the meaning of the enigmatic expression on her face? What methods did Leonardo use while creating the painting? Does the landscape in the background represent a real place? Read Full Article »
