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

For a time there was uncertainty as to whether the Mona Lisa in the Louvre was the actual painting by Leonardo da Vinci. In ...

One of the most written-about Renaissance artists, da Vinci may also be among the most poorly understood.

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 ...