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Where Is The Real-Life Background Of The Mona Lisa? A Geologist In Italy Claims To Have Solved The Mystery
"When I came to Lecco. I realized he had painted the Mona Lisa here." For centuries, art historians have been trying to figure out where the real-life landscape in the background of Leonardo da ...
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A timeline of attacks on the Mona Lisa
Don't let that smile fool you — the Mona Lisa has seen some things. After a visitor attempted to smash its protective glass last week, the painting and its wild history of attempted vandalism ...
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The Mona Lisa is a vampire
Frankie Dytor receives funding from The British Academy. When Bernard Berenson learned that Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa had been stolen from the Louvre Gallery in Paris, the art critic heaved ...
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The underground Mona Lisa and the trouble with tourists
Up to 10 million people a year visit the "Mona Lisa" at the Louvre, crowding into the Paris gallery where "she gazes out from behind 3in of bulletproof glass", said The Times. Many visitors queue ...
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'Mona Lisa' will get its own room under a major renovation of the Louvre
Associated Press Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 11:53 a.m. | Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 11:53 a.m. PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday that the “Mona Lisa” will get its own ...