Known for spectacles like “The Phantom of the Opera,” Broadway’s most commercially successful composer now wants to tell the story of the world’s most famous painting Ellen Wexler | Writer and Special ...
It's challenging to imagine a time when the Mona Lisa wasn't a household name. The portrait is now iconic — and parodied. She's been depicted in Legos, driving a convertible, as Princess Leia. But ...
On this day 114 years ago, a handyman walked into the Louvre Museum in Paris and walked out with the most famous painting in the world. That's right, the Mona Lisa was stolen on Aug. 21, 1911, so ...
The Mona Lisa was not famous until it was stolen from the Louvre in 1911. The theft and extensive media coverage turned the ...