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The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci is the most famous painting in the world. It hangs in the Louvre, as everyone knows. Her real name, according to art history, is “La Gioconda,” writes Giorgio Vasari, the chronicler of the Renaissance, in his diary. “La Gioconda” can be traced to Francesco del Giocondo, a rich Florentine merchant, and the Mona Lisa is the portrait of his wife Lisa del Giocondo. There have been doubts for many years about this theory, and they have never been more virulent than now.
Leonardo da Vinci’s iconic Mona Lisa is perhaps the most famous painting ever, entertaining six million viewers each year at the Louvre. But its...
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Out of 600,000 works of art stolen or looted by the Nazis during WWII, more than 100,000 are still...
Viewing art can be a solitary, sometimes confounding experience. Waldemar Januszczak is seeking to change...
Marie Bracquemond, Mary Cassatt, Eva Gonzalès, Berthe Morisot – these painters, all affiliated with the...
In a life of only 35 years, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart created an extraordinary volume of memorable work that...
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart came to fame during the Age of Enlightenment, and his compositions were informed by...
Ludwig van Beethoven was among the greatest composers in history, yet is often seen as a moody, dark genius....
Ludwig van Beethoven’s music includes some of the most memorable, profound, and beautiful compositions of...
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