Tag: Mona Lisa
Da Vinci’s masterpieces may have been due to eye disorder
Painter, inventor and polymath Leonardo da Vinci may have had a squint that helped him capture the Mona Lisa’s smile and create his masterpieces,...
‘African Mona Lisa’ sold for $1.4 million
LAGOS: A portrait of a Nigerian princess which was lost for more than 40 years and found in a London flat was sold at...
Hunt for ‘African Mona Lisa’ underway
ILE-IFE, NIGERIA: She's been described as "the African Mona Lisa", the subject of a long-lost series of three paintings by the artist considered to...
‘African Mona Lisa’s’ surprise rediscovery enthrals enthusiasts
LONDON: "I think of it as the African Mona Lisa," said award-winning novelist Ben Okri, gazing at the long-lost portrait of a Nigerian princess...
16th century nude sketch may have link to Da Vinci’s masterpiece...
PARIS: A French art expert believes a charcoal drawing kept in a collection for more than 150 years may be a preparatory sketch made...
Mona Lisa’s Villa Antinori up for sale in Italy
One of Tuscany’s most famous villas is up for sale with its owners hoping to be smiling all the way to the bank thanks...
