Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is the most famous painting in the world. 500 years old and just 77x53cm in size, it is kept behind bulletproof glass in the Louvre museum in Paris, where it draws 10 million visitors a year. But how did a small portrait find global fame? Who is the woman in the painting, and why is the world so intrigued by her smile?
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Sep 2
Introducing Jane Austen Stories: Emma
This is a preview of a brand-new audiobook from the Noiser Podcast Network. Join Dame Julie Andrews as she reads another beloved Austen classic, Emma, on the Jane Austen Stories podcast. Step into the village of Highbury, home to the handsome and clever Emma Woodhouse. As new vis ... Show More
46m 52s
Apr 2025
Sa propre salle (A room of her own)
La Joconde de Léonard de Vinci, le portrait le plus célèbre au monde, pourrait avoir sa propre salle au Louvre.
Traduction :The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, the world's most famous portrait, could get a room of its own in the Louvre. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for ... Show More
2m 27s
Aug 2021
The Man Who Stole the Mona Lisa
August 21, 1911. On a Monday morning, a department store employee on a Paris street sees a man hurrying by. He carries a white-wrapped package and, as the employee watches, he throws something small and shiny over his shoulder...it’s a doorknob. Then the man disappears into the s ... Show More
28m 5s
