A 16th-century Florentine noblewoman, Lisa Gherardini was the wife of a successful silk merchant named Francesco del Giocondo ...

Jan van Eyck, one of the most famous artists of the Renaissance period, and often called the pioneer of the Northern ...

The mystery and allure of her portrait reaches far beyond ... “He's poured into that painting his knowledge of the microcosm, the body of the woman, the body of nature, the movement of hair ...

One of the most famous Biblical artworks is undoubtedly this one. ‘The Last Supper’ is a mural created by da Vinci and shows ...

But who painted the Mona Lisa, how much is it worth and why is it so famous? Metro.co.uk has ... It’s a half-length portrait painting and it’s considered ‘the best known, the most visited ...