A 16th-century Florentine noblewoman, Lisa Gherardini was the wife of a successful silk merchant named Francesco del Giocondo ...
Leonardo da Vinci's famed "Mona Lisa" portrait is getting a new home at Paris' Louvre while the museum undergoes renovations.
For Lovers' Day, Fi'lia celebrates authenticity and sharing around a menu of Italian flavors. Generous cuisine, carefully selected ingredients and a touch of dolce vita: everything you need for an ...
It’s simply a contraction of “ma donna,” or “my lady” in Italian — like saying Madam Lisa in English. Some alternatives: Mona Lisa was Leonardo’s mother or some other Italian noblewoman or a disguised ...
Discover the Louvre's ambitious renovation plan to enhance visitor experience and address maintenance issues by 2031.
Now that the Mona Lisa is going to be moved to another room at the Louvre in Paris, masterworks hanging in the same space by ...