Ever wondered what the secret is behind the mysterious smile of the “Mona Lisa”? Ask her yourself during a multisensory journey through Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpieces and technological inventions, ...

"Rare photograph of Mona Lisa and Leonardo da Vinci taken in Florence in 1504 on Antiques Roadshow. Very cool," an X post claimed on Nov. 18, 2023. It had over 390,000 views. "Leonardo da Vinci with ...

PARIS (AP) — The “Mona Lisa” has given up another secret. Using X-rays to peer into the chemical structure of a tiny speck of the celebrated work of art, scientists have gained new insight into the ...

PARIS (AP) — The “Mona Lisa” has given up another secret. Using X-rays to peer into the chemical structure of a tiny speck of the celebrated work of art, scientists have gained new insight into the ...

PARIS — Samples from Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” and the “Last Supper” suggested that the artist experimented with lead oxide, the Journal of the American Chemical Society said in research that ...

A new study took an intriguing turn when scientists discovered a rare compound called plumbonacrite, which only remains stable in an alkaline environment in the first layer of paint in Leonardo da ...

The "Mona Lisa" has given up another secret. Using X-rays to peer into the chemical structure of a tiny speck of the celebrated work of art, scientists have gained new insight into the techniques that ...

Tom Hanks can add “professional streaker” to the list of skills on his ever-growing résumé. The Oscar-winner, 65, recalled working on the 2006 thriller “The Da Vinci Code” and hilariously remembered ...