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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 ...
Even if you're not well-versed in modern human history, the name Leonardo da Vinci likely still conjures some pretty specific imagery. While the Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, The Vitruvian Man ...
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 ...
It’s no mean feat to be history’s most famous polymath, but Leonardo da Vinci surely takes the title ... smokey texture of his paintings. He died in France in 1519 at the age of 67.
Leonardo da Vinci wasn't just a master artist — he was centuries ahead in science too! Late in his life, he became fascinated by the human heart and made a stunning prediction about how the blood flow ...
the apostles and the Holy Grail encoded in Leonardo da Vinci’s world-famous painting, “The Last Supper.” Philstar.com visited “The Last Supper” last year and discovered that “The Last ...
A Leonardo da Vinci painting, Madonna with the Yarnwinder, has been stolen from Drumlanrig Castle in Scotland. Police said that the thieves posed as visitors to the castle, in Dumfries and ...
The Italians had a lot going on in the 1500s. A century that started with Leonardo da Vinci painting the “Mona Lisa” ended with the invention of opera by a coterie of composers in Venice.
To mark its 100th anniversary, the United Church of Canada decided to recreate the iconic Leonardo da Vinci painting, which depicts communion between Jesus Christ and his 12 apostles. Rev ...
A Leonardo da Vinci painting, Madonna with the Yarnwinder, was stolen from Drumlanrig Castle in Scotland today, police said. The castle is home to one of Scotland's richest landowners and contains ...