New study of the Da Vinci brand uses historical context to debunk the artist’s cult status and present him as a man of his ...

“Leonardo da Vinci was born in 1452, is renowned as one of the greatest artists in history. His works like The Last Supper and The Mona Lisa continue to inspire countless artists ...

Find out more at the Young Reporter website. Leonardo da Vinci was born in 1452. He is a renowned polymath of Renaissance excelling in a specific field “ART”. He is most well known for his ...

As Stendhal knew, the reason for art is to make you feel. Do not try to grasp the artwork: allow it to grasp you instead ...

Archaeologists uncovered hidden inscriptions and graffiti left by medieval pilgrims on the walls of the Cenacle, the site of ...

If writing a biography is difficult, writing a biography of someone ... The locus classicus for such hagiography is the treatment of Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo in Giorgio Vasari’s ...

Now, a new biography, "Reckless Daughter ... could fetch more than $100 million at auction It’s the first Leonardo da Vinci painting to be sold at a public auction and is expected to fetch ...

As Leonardo da Vinci evoked a Renaissance ideal of serenity ... As Sue Prideaux recounts in her new biography, Edvard Munch: Behind The Scream, he had tuberculosis and spit blood as a boy.

has led to posthumous claims of autistic identity for the likes of Leonardo da Vinci, Isaac Newton and Thomas Jefferson. The Wild Boy of Aveyron, France, first seen in 1799, is a landmark case of ...