News about Giorgio Vasari

Every year, ten ­million people queue for up to two hours to see the Mona Lisa in the Louvre. And every year, all but a handful come away wondering why they ever bothered. Small wonder that a recent survey found it ranked 'the world's most disappointing masterpiece'. It all goes to show that, as Piers Morgan has discovered to his advantage, fame can be fuelled as much by hatred as by love. In fact, with his broadcasting career in the doldrums, Morgan's thin-lipped smile might give him a profitable secondary career as a Mona Lisa looky-likey.