Mona Lisa

Silvano Vincenti’s theory revolves around a trove of records, drone imaging, and comparing the number of arches of the bridge in the background of the famous painting.

The museum’s director announced that 15,000 fewer visitors per day will now be allowed in.

In the somewhat unusual bout of activism, a young man donned a wig and stole a wheelchair to get close to the famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci at the Louvre in Paris.

Leonardo da Vinci’s famous Mona Lisa hangs in the Louvre. But a second, earlier painting is at the heart of a multi-million-dollar battle to prove its authenticity and ownership.

In his new book, ‘Words on the Move,’ John McWhorter delights in the fluidity of language, how it never stands still but flows and morphs like the living thing it is.

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