Now that’s something to smile about! Art lovers can view the Mona Lisa from the comfort of the sofa after the Louvre puts its entire collection online The Louvre has put its entire 480,000-piece collection of art online The Paris gallery has been shut since October 30 in a bid to contain the virus Its … Read more
Louvre auctions off a close-up look at the Mona Lisa – an honor normally reserved for world leaders The Paris museum is auctioning a viewing of the iconic Leonardo da Vinci work The experience is just one lot up for grabs at a Christie’s auction this month The Louvre hopes the auction will help cover … Read more
Hidden marks beneath the Mona Lisa reveals Leonardo da Vinci ‘traced’ the outline of the iconic painting from an earlier sketch By Ian Randall For Mailonline Published: 12:23 BST, 2 October 2020 | Updated: 12:23 BST, 2 October 2020 We may never know the secret behind the Mona Lisa’s inscrutable smile — but Leonardo da … Read more
France should sell the Mona Lisa for €50billion (£44.7billion) to deal with the economic fallout from the coronavirus crisis, a leading French businessmen has suggested. Stephane Distinguin, 46, founder and CEO of the international tech company, Fabernovel, proposed the French ‘sell the family jewellery’ to combat the economic strain caused by the pandemic. He told … Read more
Michelle Keegan has risen to fame since her initial appearance as Tina McIntyre in ‘Coronation Street’ in 2007. The actress beat around 900 applicants to secure a role on the beloved soap and has since gone on to appear on the BBC show ‘Our Girl’. The military drama, which is now in its fourth season, … Read more
Night in a museum of masterpieces: Airbnb transforms the Louvre’s glass Pyramid into a bedroom and lets guests drink cocktails in front of the Mona Lisa and dine with Venus de Milo Airbnb is running a competition to give two lucky guests the chance to spend a night at the Louvre in Paris The experience … Read more
Cracks on old paintings like the Mona Lisa make the artwork tough help masterpieces survive for centuries Increase in cracks on a painting are directly linked to the painting’s strength A painting it less likely to snap and break if it has several cracks throughout Cracks are seen on many old paintings, such as Mona Lisa and … Read more