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

Art connoisseurs flock to Paris' Louvre to see iconic works like the "Mona Lisa." However, many other less-crowded historic pieces are worth checking out.

Michelangelo, the genius behind David and the Sistine Chapel, led a life filled with passion, a legendary rivalry with ...

Leonardo da Vinci's famous ... including a flood and a World War II bomb raid. The painting has since been restored, but because of the technique da Vinci used (dry wall-painting), it continues ...

Researchers have discovered hidden tunnels beneath Milan’s Sforza Castle, which may have been used for military defense, possibly connected to Leonardo da Vinci’s designs. The underground passageways ...

A GROUNDBREAKING discovery has unearthed mysterious tunnels which may have been sketched by Leonardo da Vinci over 500 years ... barrel vault creating a curved ceiling. One of them leads in ...

Leonardo da Vinci excelled in the fields of art and science ... almost all made of brick with a barrel vault, or curved ceiling — including one that heads in the direction of the Basilica ...

Once only indicated through a sketch by Leonardo da Vinci from around 1495, concealed passageways have been discovered underneath the Sforza Castle in Milan, Italy.