Leonardo da Vinci's time in Venice, although brief, left a significant mark. In 1500, he was invited by the Doge to assess the city’s defences and design new systems against Turkish invasions.

His father, Ser Piero da Vinci, held elevated ... “and made something real out of it.” Leonardo’s final foray, in the fall of 1516, took him to Amboise, France, where King Francis I, an ...

In 1911, a mysterious thief slipped the Mona Lisa out of the Louvre, shocking the world. The disappearance set off a global ...

Archeologists discovered, thanks to modern technology, that ancient sketches by Leonardo depict real tunnels under the Sforza ...

In 1516, he invited the 64-year-old Leonardo da Vinci to France, installing him at the Château de Cloux near the royal castle at Amboise and providing him with a generous salary. Unlike Leonardo ...

Leonardo da Vinci approached the world with a fearless ambition to expand his mind. However, as an illegitimate son, he was unable to receive a classical education. Fortunately, Leonardo saw this ...

Hotel Da Vinci & Spa features 24 rooms, each named after an Italian artist or writer of the quattrocento, and stylish, contemporary decor throughout. What's more, a glance through the hotel's ...

Leonardo da Vinci’s Codex on the Flight of Birds, compiled by the artist between 1505 and 1506, has been seen by the public in this century only rarely. After a brief exhibit at Moscow’s ...