Surrounded from the moment the Louvre opens until it closes each day, the painting’s subject holds her inscrutable smile for ...

A small 2019 study found that this perceptual "Mona Lisa effect" is indeed real—it just doesn't apply to the famous painting. As we reported at the time, she's actually "looking" to the right ...

The psychological effect of continuing to make eye contact even when there is a difference is called the 'Mona Lisa effect'. It has become clear that this Mona Lisa effect has important ...

This is called the "Mona Lisa effect" after the best-known portrait with the effect described, and it is created because the painter precisely centered the pupils of the portrayed person.

The Louvre, the world's most visited museum, was closed for a few hours on June 16 after an impromptu staff strike.

In explaining the puzzle of today’s post-pandemic economy, The Economist refers to the Mona Lisa effect: “At first glance the subject of the world’s most famous painting seems to be smiling. Look ...