Scientists have turned to artifacts associated with Leonardo da Vinci on a quest to track down the legendary polymath’s ...

Researchers working on the Leonardo da Vinci DNA Project believe the Renaissance Man left his DNA on the chalk drawing titled ...

It is one of the most tantalising – and entertaining – puzzles in art, stretching from the Louvre to the Loire via, well, Norfolk. And our critic thinks he has just worked it out ...

Discover Martin Schongauer, a remarkable German painter from the Middle Ages. The Louvre Museum is hosting a retrospective exhibition dedicated to this "Beautiful Immortal," running from April 8 to ...

The Louvre is putting a higher price on attendees, raising admission prices on Wednesday for most non-European visitors by ...

The walkout comes amid growing controversy over the Louvre–Nouvelle Renaissance overhaul, and a proposed "Mona Lisa" solo ...

The Louvre reopened to thousands of tourists on the weekend after days of strike action that has riddled the world’s most ...

You may have seen the Mona Lisa on coffee mugs, phone cases, textbooks, and museum walls, but Leonardo da Vinci’s painting ...

A rare copy of the 1938 comic that introduced Superman to the world has sold to an anonymous collector for $15m (£11.2m). The ...

The closure follows a series of stoppages and delayed openings that have repeatedly interrupted operations since mid-December ...

From super-sized natural wonders and man-made marvels to some of the weirdest, creepiest and teeny-tiniest sights, we take a ...