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‘Leonardo da Vinci’ Review: Genius and Myth
One of the most written-about Renaissance artists, da Vinci may also be among the most poorly understood.
The mere mention of Leonardo da Vinci evokes genius ... More than 500 years after his death, it's time this changed. Leonardo ...
Leonardo Da Vinci is known for the creation of iconic images like the Mona Lisa and the Vitruvian Man, but his designs ...
The Mona Lisa continues to captivate the world with its secrets. Every new study raises more questions than answers, keeping ...
Researchers have discovered a network of underground passages at the Sforza Castle in Milan, Italy. These passages, sketched ...
A rare portrait by Bernardino de’ Conti, a peer of Leonardo da Vinci, set a record at Sotheby's Master Paintings auction.
Trees depicted in the artwork of famous painters like Leonardo da Vinci and Piet Mondrian follow the math behind their ...
An underground tunnel network long rumored thanks to drawings by Leonardo da Vinci under Milan’s Sforza Castle are proven to ...
One of the first to argue that “The Battle of Anghiari” might still exist behind one of Vasari’s paintings was Carlo Pedretti, who made the case in his 1968 book “Leonardo da Vinci Inedito.” ...
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 ...