Tag Archives: Leonard Da Vinci

From Monks to Mona Lisa: L’Abbaye de Loc-Dieu

Posted on 25/08/2019 by

Imagine a place the locals dreaded so much that they named it locus diaboli, the devil’s place. A lonely, remote spot near the major trade route between Rodez and Cahors, with dark woods bristling with bandits lying in wait. And … Continue reading →

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When the Mona Lisa Smiled on the Aveyron

Posted on 05/07/2011 by

Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is arguably the most famous painting in the world. Now permanently exhibited in the Louvre in Paris, it is probably one of the best travelled as well. It even had a brief sojourn in southwest … Continue reading →

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