Leonardo Da Vinci\u2019s masterpiece the Mona Lisa, which has spent nearly all of the past 500 years in Paris, could soon embark on a rare tour of France, the country\u2019s culture minister said.<\/p>\n
French Culture Minister Francoise Nyssen told Europe 1 radio she was \u201cseriously considering\u201d the move as part of travelling exhibition of the country\u2019s most prestigious artworks.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am meeting with the president of the Louvre this morning and I\u2019m going to discuss the matter again,\u201d Nyssen said, adding that she didn\u2019t see why such works should be kept in the one place.<\/p>\n
The painting, whose mysterious smile has long captivated artists and admirers, draws millions of people to the Louvre each year.<\/p>\n
But it has rarely ventured outside the museum\u2019s walls, with officials citing concerns for the fragility and security of the painting, which was stolen from the Louvre in 1911, resurfacing only two years later in Florence.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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