<p>Leonardo’s “Mona Lisa” is believed to depict Lisa Gherardini, the wife of Francesco del Giocondo, a Florentine silk merchant. Every year, millions of visitors jostle for a view at the Louvre Museum in Paris. The painting, protected by a thick layer of glass that must be cleaned regularly, has never been restored.</p>
<p><i>From "<a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/leonardo-da-vinci-artistic-brilliance-endures-500-years-after-death">Why Leonardo da Vinci’s brilliance endures, 500 years after his death</a>," May 2019</i></p>
Leonardo’s “Mona Lisa” is believed to depict Lisa Gherardini, the wife of Francesco del Giocondo, a Florentine silk merchant. Every year, millions of visitors jostle for a view at the Louvre Museum in Paris. The painting, protected by a thick layer of glass that must be cleaned regularly, has never been restored.
In the last six months National Geographic has published hundreds of photographs in print and online. Here are our photo editors’ favorites.
ByCatherine Zuckerman
Curated byWhitney Johnson
Published July 2, 2019
What makes—or breaks—a good photograph? Halfway through 2019, our Vice President of Visual and Immersive Experiences, Whitney Johnson, asked National Geographic’s photo editors to take stock of what they’ve published so far this year and to choose their favorites. Here are 50 images that depict love and pain—as well as bravery and resilience—across the world.
225-year-old working warship sustained by a Navy forest
A forest owned by the U.S. Navy in Indiana ensures that the U.S.S. Constitution—named by George Washington and built with bolts forged by Paul Revere—stays afloat and at the ready.
Can today's youth overcome widespread climate anxiety?
Millennials and Gen Z have grown up on a different planet with tougher choices than their parents. Accepting that is the first step in avoiding despair.
