These were the first landscape artists in France to discover the joys of painting outdoors, an activity that would ... owing to the many artists that discovered the region. The most famous, of course, ...

The Mona Lisa's X-ray revealed some quirky techniques used by its famous ... at France's top research body, the CNRS explained, "He was someone who loved to experiment, and each of his paintings ...

Alex Ledsom is a France-based contributor who covers travel ... the masses to visit La Jaconde virtually, the world's most famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci, was a wild success, enabling ...