Explore Leonardo da Vinci's most famous works like the Mona Lisa, as well as his drawings and unfinished works. In 1517, Leonardo showed a visitor a portrait of Lisa del Giocondo, the wife of a ...

Among the multiple masterpieces given a scrupulous examination in “Leonardo da Vinci” is “Lady With ... the duke of Milan, and a portrait of Cecilia Gallerani, the teenage daughter of ...

Once only indicated through a sketch by Leonardo da Vinci from around 1495, concealed passageways have been discovered ...

Discover the hidden stories of the Louvre in Paris, with Elaine Sciolino’s new book Adventures in the Louvre, out this April ...

Stephen Campbell’s book reminds us of the lies and self-congratulations we employ to create useful history, making historical ...

Written in code and peppered with baffling sketches, the notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci are bursting with tantalising mysteries. But now, scientists have revealed the truth behind one of the great ...

As part of a massive renovation, the Leonardo da Vinci portrait will get its own gallery space accessible from a separate entrance Sonja Anderson Using ground-penetrating radar and laser scanners ...

Ganz herself had mentioned Leonardo da Vinci, that magical name ... conveyed Leonardo's maxim that a portrait should reveal "motion of the mind." Kemp also needed proof that the portrait had ...

The portrait of Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, more exactly the portrait of one Lisa Gherardini, was executed by fits and starts very early in the 16th century. By now it has been seen by ...

Verne Gay, Newsday Ken Burns creates a shimmering portrait of a restless spirit ... Matt Roush, TV Guide Leonardo da Vinci is always a feast for the eyes and often enough for the mind, the first ...