Art connoisseurs flock to Paris' Louvre to see iconic works like the "Mona Lisa." However, many other less-crowded historic pieces are worth checking out.

The Mona Lisa led a peaceful existence for the next ... ARTnews says, and another person threw acid on it during an exhibition in Montauban, France (it was at this point the decision was made ...

A person depicted in profile is somewhat unapproachable ... which changes depending on the form that he is reproducing. The Mona Lisa is much more than just a painting, it's a cultural icon.

However, other researchers, like Jean-Pierre Mohen in Mona Lisa: Inside the Painting (2006), have suggested the face could be a Renaissance ideal rather than a real person. 2. The enigmatic smile ...

Nearly 8.5 million people visit her every year. Yet few have ever heard about the time the Mona Lisa actually vanished from the Louvre in Paris for nearly two and a half years.

In Glass Onion, billionaire Miles Bron (Edward Norton) has made a deal with the Louvre to borrow the Mona Lisa while the museum is closed for the pandemic. Makes sense, right? No one's going to ...