Ginevra de' Benci was a poet famed for her beauty and intellect. But art historians know little about her beyond the writings ...

His creativity and foresight in science, engineering, and the arts continue to surprise and amaze today. Leonardo’s “Mona Lisa” is believed to depict Lisa Gherardini, the wife of Francesco ...

Born on April 15, 1452, Leonardo da Vinci is one of humankind's greatest and most creative minds. He may be best known for influential paintings such as the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper ...

Leonardo and Michelangelo, duking it out for Renaissance commissions, became bitter rivals, but why did their beef begin?

Stephen J. Campbell argues that Leonardo’s works, such as The Vitruvian Man (around 1490), have been co-opted into a mythical “Da Vinci World” played out in 20th-century works such as ...

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 ...