A mural commissioned in 1503 for the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence has been the subject of controversy and debate for more than ...

Tom Hanks is in a league of his own. The actor had an unusual experience at one of the most famous museums in the world when ...

A 45,500-year-old cave painting of a wild pig found in Indonesia is considered the oldest known figurative art. This ...

In 1460, Francesco Sforza, the duke of Milan, decided he required a royal residence. He seized upon the ruins of a medieval fortress in northern Italy and over the next few years, oversaw its ...

Enhancing a museum or art gallery with a quality dining venue is a trend that has steadily spread among major cities, with ...

Art critics hailed news of the move, saying that the precious painting has stolen the spotlight for long enough.

He has since been tirelessly examining more than 1,650 images from his scan ... spolvero has been detected in the famous painting, proving that da Vinci made an earlier sketch before creating ...

This photograph shows the painting "La Joconde" (the Mona Lisa) by Italian artist Leonardo Da Vinci at the Louvre museum in Paris, Jan. 28, 2025. Bertrand Guay/AFP via Getty Images The painting's ...

Getty Images Every day some 30,000 people pass ... About three-quarters of the museum's 30,000 daily visitors go to see Leonardo da Vinci's painting, but the experience has become an endurance ...

especially in terms of its art. In the 15th century, artists like Leonardo da Vinci and Donato Bramante were invited to paint frescoes in the castle. Da Vinci personally painted the frescoes in ...

Greek mythology is prominent in art dating from antiquity through to the renaissance and even in contemporary artwork. During ...