Mona Lisa

Explained: Will throwing soup and mashed potatoes save Earth?

Desperate to end complacency about the climate crisis and to pressure governments to stop the extraction and burning of fossil fuels, activists say that they have resorted to high-profile tactics such as throwing food on art at museums because little else has worked

Mona Lisa smeared with cake: All the times when artworks were victims of vandalism

Even though the Mona Lisa painting was not damaged by the act, it left art enthusiasts stunned all over the world. This is not the first time that attempts were made to vandalise artworks of great importance. Let’s take a look back

Mona Lisa artwork in Paris smeared with cake by man in disguise, watch video

Eyewitnesses have mentioned that the man disguised himself as an old lady and was sitting on a wheelchair before committing the attack. His motive behind the attack and how he brought the cake inside the museum is still not known

The Hekking Mona Lisa: How the most famous copy of Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece underlines the value of imitation art

Of the many versions of the painting, few copies have a more fascinating history than the Hekking Mona Lisa. It offers a brilliant insight into changing attitudes over the centuries towards the perceived value of originality versus imitation.

With no visitors at Louvre, long-overdue refurbishments finally kick off in the otherwise overcrowded museum

It’s uncertain when the Paris museum will reopen, after being closed on 30 October in line with the French government’s virus containment measures. But those lucky enough to get in benefit from a rare private look at collections covering 9,000 years of human history — with plenty of space to breathe.

Bigg Boss 10, episode 36, 21st November 2016: Contestants vie to impress Sunny Leone

We bring you the lowdown on all the highlights of episode 36 of Colors TV's Bigg Boss 10

It's time to take down the Mona Lisa for the sake of the Louvre, art and millions of aficionados

It is time for the Louvre to admit defeat. It is time for the Mona Lisa to go

Louvre Museum's ambitious retrospective offers a virtual reality experience of Da Vinci's Mona Lisa

Paris’s Louvre Museum is offering a virtual reality experience of its most famous painting, the Mona Lisa, as part of its decade-in-the-making retrospective of Leonardo da Vinci.

Mona Lisa moved within Louvre; Da Vinci's renowned painting shifted for first time since 2005

Leonardo Da Vinci's masterpiece, the Mona Lisa has been on display in the Salle des États at the Louvre museum in Paris since 2005.

Remembering the genius of Da Vinci

His 500th death anniversary is as good a time as any to remember the Renaissance Man