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Despite being a prolific draughtsman, fewer than 20 paintings by Leonardo survive. But which were his greatest hits?
Ginevra de' Benci was a poet famed for her beauty and intellect. But art historians know little about her beyond the writings ...
Leonardo da Vinci, one of the greatest Renaissance painters, was a perfectionist who spent many years going over the same sections of the 'Mona Lisa'.
Malevich: State Russian Museum; Scala/Art Resource, NY In the opening pages of Leonardo da Vinci: An Untraceable Life, Stephen J. Campbell, the Henry and Elizabeth Wiesenfeld professor of art ...
He's one of the rare Hollywood actors whose magazine heartthrob status did nothing to keep him away from awards season prestige. He's also one of the few Hollywood actors to really pick and choose ...
Centuries before the invention of the automobile, Leonardo da Vinci designed a device that seems to resemble a CVT. But did ...
And so rather than speed up his artwork he used an experimental approach using oil on a dry ... in his book Leonardo da Vinci that "just 20 years after completion, the painting began to peel ...
His neglect of art probably led to the loss of some of his painted works. Leonardo ... Last Supper with oil paint. Freud noted the calm indifference and gentleness in da Vinci’s personality ...
The Mona Lisa, also known as La Gioconda, is an oil painting of a Renaissance woman painted by Da Vinci in 16th century ...
A three-year campaign has seen historic monuments, sporting events and priceless works of art targeted by activists ...