The Wall Street Journal on MSN8d
‘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.
Behind a false wall, a lost da Vinci might lurk
A mural commissioned in 1503 for the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence has been the subject of controversy and debate for more than ...
10 Inventions You May Not Have Realized Came From Leonardo Da Vinci
Leonardo Da Vinci is known for the creation of iconic images like the Mona Lisa and the Vitruvian Man, but his designs ...
Medical Xpress on MSN12d
Leonardo da Vinci's incredible studies of human anatomy still don't get the recognition they deserve
The mere mention of Leonardo da Vinci evokes genius. We know him as a polymath whose ... His work in this area might have ...
History Extra2d
Michelangelo: the Renaissance polymath who transformed Western art
Michelangelo was the archetypal Renaissance man who found immense fame in his lifetime and is still remembered as one of the ...
The Royal Gazette1d
Art heists and frauds: the world of cultural crime
For a time there was uncertainty as to whether the Mona Lisa in the Louvre was the actual painting by Leonardo da Vinci. In ...
The Atlantic on MSN8d
The Rise of the Selfish Plutocrats
The role of the ultra-wealthy has morphed from one of shared social responsibility and patronage to the freewheeling ...
FIRSTonline13d
Mental Gymnastics, Exercise Number 44 for a Winning Brain: “Leonardesque Thought”
To overcome an obstacle, often in addition to reason, the intervention of creativity is also necessary, which together give ...
Archaeologists Followed a Sketch by Leonardo da Vinci. It Led to Secret Tunnels Under an Ancient Castle.
An underground tunnel network long rumored thanks to drawings by Leonardo da Vinci under ... they discovered not only that the tunnels da Vinci alluded to in his drawings existed, but that they may ...