It is one of the most tantalising – and entertaining – puzzles in art, stretching from the Louvre to the Loire via, well, Norfolk. And our critic thinks he has just worked it out ...

Opinion In Light of the Newest One, a Brief History of Mona Lisa Theories It seems the Mona Lisa will never fail to inspire research and lead to discoveries that, though questionable, will never fail ...

Naoto Nakagawa, paintings from the “Mona Lisa Series” (2017–19), acrylic on canvas, each piece 30 x 21 inches, the same dimensions as those of the original “Mona Lisa” (c.1503–19) by Leonardo da Vinci ...

The brazen theft of crown jewels from France’s Louvre museum reveals a significant danger to the extraordinary works of art it contains. Fortunately, the alleged thieves are being apprehended, but ...

Madame Joconde is an period comedy that humorously reimagines the creation of the most famous painting in the world. Set in ...