French scientist Pascal Cotte has announced that Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece, Mona Lisa, was originally transferred from a cartoon. And while “cartoon” in this context just refers to a preliminary ...

A new analysis of a charcoal drawing that has puzzled experts for centuries suggests that it was likely created by Leonardo da Vinci. The “Mona Vanna,” better known as the "Nude Mona Lisa," was long ...

PARIS (Reuters) - A French art expert believes a charcoal drawing kept in a collection for more than 150 years may be a preparatory sketch made by Leonardo da Vinci of the Mona Lisa. The ...

"Monna Vanna," ca 1515. Found in the collection of the Condé Museum, Chantilly. Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images For an artist with such a distinctive style, it’s surprisingly difficult to ...

Researchers Find a Hidden Drawing Behind 'Mona Lisa' | RealClearScience For the first time, research 16 years in the making has shown the Mona Lisa has an atypical, groundbreaking planning drawing ...

Explore Leonardo da Vinci's most famous works like the Mona Lisa, as well as his drawings and unfinished works. In 1517, Leonardo showed a visitor a portrait of Lisa del Giocondo, the wife of a ...