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SA The mere mention of Leonardo da Vinci evokes genius. We know him as a polymath whose interests spanned astronomy, geology ...

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Leonardo da Vinci's famed "Mona Lisa" portrait is getting a new home at Paris' Louvre while the museum undergoes renovations.

As French President Emmanuel Macron announces that the Mona Lisa will move into a new, dedicated room inside the Louvre, we ...

It’s simply a contraction of “ma donna,” or “my lady” in Italian — like saying Madam Lisa in English. Some alternatives: Mona Lisa was Leonardo’s mother or some other Italian noblewoman or a disguised ...

Art critics hailed news of the move, saying that the precious painting has stolen the spotlight for long enough.

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