Stories circulated about virtuous mothers who refused to allow reproductions of the work to enter ... claiming that the Mona Lisa's smile was in fact a painting of his dead mother's smile. Pater's ...
Some culture critics hailed news of the move, saying that the Mona Lisa has stolen the spotlight in the Salle des États, a room full of too-often-ignored art, for long enough. See Also Fossilized ...
Pascal Cotte via artnet NewsA study 15 years in the making revealed a hidden drawing underneath the Mona Lisa‘s surface. Centuries after its creation, Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa still has ...