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NEWS ABOUT: Mona Lisa

Mona Lisa stories: 5 news summaries

Angry Russian Hurls Cup
at Mona Lisa

Really, really miffed that she was denied citizenship

Aug 11, 09 1:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Russian woman distressed that France had refused to grant her nationality took out her frustration on a defenseless national treasure, Reuters reports. “The woman threw an empty cup at the Mona Lisa, but there was no damage as the cup smashed when it hit the screen protecting the... More »

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Russia • art museum • France • citizenship • Mona Lisa • The Louvre • Leonardo da Vinci

  Europe's Culture 
 Gets Virtual Backup 

EU plans to digitize 10,000 artifacts

Oct 22, 08 5:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - European culture is going digital. Priceless items such as the Magna Carta, the Mona Lisa, and the Gutenberg Bible will eventually be accessible worldwide for free on “Europeana,” an online encyclopedia funded by the European Union. It plans to match Google Library Project’s 10 million artifacts by... More »

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Google • European Union • Magna Carta • Mona Lisa • online encyclopedia • digitizing • Google Library Project • Europeana • Gutenberg Bible

Jackie's Charm Sparked US Visit by Mona Lisa

First lady persuaded French to loan painting, boost our culture

Oct 9, 08 2:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jackie Kennedy executed a diplomatic coup in 1962, when she convinced the smitten French culture minister to send the Mona Lisa on a perilous journey. The painting's visit to the US—"then regarded as a country with hardly any culture at all," in the words of one historian—... More »

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France • art • John F. Kennedy • Mona Lisa • The Louvre • Cuban Missile Crisis • Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis • Andre Malraux • Charles de Gaulle

Mona Lisa Mystery Solved

Note from Leonardo contemporary clears up mystery

Jan 15, 08 9:50 AM CST
(Newser) - The true identity of Mona Lisa has puzzled art historians for centuries. A wealthy merchant's wife called Lisa was the obvious candidate, but speculation persisted that the woman with the come-hither smile was Leonardo da Vinci's mother, his lover, or even Leonardo himself. Now German experts say they've solved the... More »

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art • painting • artist • Mona Lisa • Leonardo da Vinci

Hi-Res Pic of 'Mona Lisa' Raises Some Eyebrows

Faded pigments and poor cleaning probably obliterated the hair

Oct 18, 07 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" has eyebrows and eyelashes, according to one French inventor, answering a long-standing question about the haunting image painted some 500 years ago. Pascal Cotte said he made the discovery using a camera that yielded a 150,000-dots-per-inch photograph, CNN reports, magnifying her face 24... More »

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San Francisco • art • digital photography • painting • infrared • Mona Lisa • Leonardo da Vinci

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