“Isleworth Mona Lisa,” oil on canvas, 33 1/4 x 25 2/5 inches, attributed by some scholars to Leonardo da Vinci (image via Wikimedia Commons) She's an icon, she's a legend, and she is the moment — but ...

Archaeologists digging for the remains of the real-life Mona Lisa have found a female skeleton, but they say it doesn't belong to the mysterious Florentine noblewoman, according to news reports. The ...

Researchers have opened graves in a decayed convent in Florence, Italy to try and find the woman who may have modelled for Leonardo da Vinci in his most famous painting. According to Italian art ...

For centuries, viewers of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa have been captivated by her mysterious smile and timeless gaze. But behind the brushstrokes was a real woman—Lisa Gherardini, wife of a Florence ...

Archeologists in Florence, Italy, believe they have unearthed the bones of the real Mona Lisa. Researchers told Discovery News they’ve discovered a skeleton they believe to be Mona Lisa underneath the ...

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 Increased security ...