The “Mona Lisa” has given up another secret. Using X-rays to peer into the chemical structure of a tiny speck of the celebrated work of art, scientists have gained new insight into the techniques that ...

Artist Ron Piccirillo claims he found the heads of a lion, an ape and a buffalo hovering in the air in the background of the Mona Lisa, after turning the painting on its side. (Photo Credit: ...

The Secrets of Mona Lisa” and the Fort Smith Regional Art Museum’s new digs were unveiled at an opening gala on Jan. 19. The 16,000-square-foot building on Rogers Avenue, donated by Arvest Bank in ...

Historical paintings are also complex chemical objects so museums turn to analytical chemistry to decipher the mysteries concealed within their micrometric paint layers. Recently, x ray and infrared ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — For centuries, Leonardo Da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" has beguiled art buffs unable to resist speculating on the origins and meaning of the world's most famous artwork. Now a French ...

The Mona Lisa has been the subject of awe and fascination for centuries, with experts from around the world desperate to solve the mystery behind her iconic, enigmatic smile. Now, thanks to X-ray ...

Why is the Mona Lisa the most famous painting in the world? Artist Adebanji Alade, is unlocking the secrets of the world's ...

Not by Leonardo: Andrew Graham-Dixon with the so-called Isleworth Mona Lisa Deducing that there were in fact two separate versions of the Mona Lisa, he leapt on a plane to visit potential precursors ...