There is a portrait hidden beneath the existing painting Mona Lisa by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci, a French scientist has claimed.

British amateur historian Gavin Menzies had already averred in 2008, unsuccessfully, that da Vinci’s drawings were plagiarised from Chinese...

Noone had heard of cholesterol when Leonardo da Vinci made Mona Lisa portrait.

Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa originally wore a delicate maternity garment, her hair gathered up in a bun, details that have disappeared un...

Scientists are due to unveil some of the secrets behind Western art’s most enigmatic smile this week, when they present the findings of the...