Is the Mona Lisa in the Louvre real or a fake?

Let's imagine the Museum direction doesn't want to show the real one. They can't risk anyone knowing they're showing a copy, or they would get less tourists. read more

If it is a fake it is an exquisite fake. The wood that it is painted is cracking and curving plus the painting itself is the most beautiful works ever done by Leonardo. Each line is a curve and the feminine grace of Li Giaconda is emphasised by the delicacy of each brush stroke. read more

Sworn to secrecy until Hatfield published his meticulously documented findings in The Three Mona Lisas earlier this year, I report his revelations in the newly released paperback edition of Mona Lisa: A Life Discovered. Among the most intriguing: 1. Two of Florence's political leaders hit on Mona Lisa. read more

Jan 28, 2012, 6: 52 AM The part of the Louvre that really blows me away is down in the basement: the remains of the fortified castle that was there before the palace. read more