The “Isleworth Mona Lisa,” a 16th-century portrait of Lisa del Giocondo that has been the subject of multiple debates across generations, is on view in Turin, Italy, through an exhibition put ...

The Real Mona Lisa’s family home in Florence, Italy, is up for sale. On over 66 acres of land, the sprawling estate has been listed for $19.6 million (USD).

But behind the fame is a real Renaissance woman, a merchant’s wife with a life filled with ordinary joys and hardships. Her universality is part of what makes the Mona Lisa so compelling.

"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.

A visitor takes pictures of the painting "La Joconde" (the Mona Lisa) by Italian artist Leonardo Da Vinci at the Louvre museum in Paris on January 28, 2025.© Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images ...

The Louvre is the world's most-visited museum, bringing in 8-10 million people last year, and the Mona Lisa is by far its biggest attraction. The museum receives some 20-30,000 visitors daily.

In the rolling Italian countryside outside of Florence, a more than 700-year-old estate that was once owned by the family of the “Mona Lisa” has hit the market for €18 million (US$19.66 ...

Mona Lisa to get its own room? Crowd of tourists with their phones in hand, taking photos of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa inside the Louvre Museum in Paris, France on June 7, 2024.