The Mona Lisa is the most widely recognised and most famous painting ever. Although the King of France, Francis I, and ...

The Mona Lisa is the most widely recognised and most famous painting ever. Although the King of France, Francis I, and Napoleon Bonaparte both fell in love with Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece, she ...

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 ...

Painted by Leonardo da Vinci in the early 16th century, the Mona Lisa is widely believed to portray Lisa Gherardini, a ...

After 28 months, Vincenzo Perugia was arrested for the theft of the Mona Lisa. Shown here is the transfer of the painting from the Italian Ministry of Public Instruction to France. Bettmann / Corbis ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Sunday theft from the Louvre Museum of eight priceless pieces of jewelry belonging to Emperor Napoleon and his wife has ...