They do not know why da Vinci painted it, or how it ended up in the collection of French ruler Francis the First.

VOA: special.2010.06.23

All in all, "The Da Vinci Code" made Dan Brown a very successful writer.

VOA: special.2009.10.09

Faith Lapidus has more. Dan Brown's earlier novel, "The Da Vinci Code,"

VOA: special.2009.10.09

Leonardo da Vinci died in France in fifteen nineteen.

VOA: special.2010.09.15

It is Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa."

VOA: special.2010.06.23