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Despite being a prolific draughtsman, fewer than 20 paintings by Leonardo survive. But which were his greatest hits?
Martin Kemp, one of the world’s leading experts on the polymath, provides a personal guide to all 17 existing paintings—from ...
Centuries after Leonardo da Vinci died far from his Tuscany homeland, pieces of his life — his sketches, his scribbles, his ...
The results verify the continuity of the Da Vinci male lineage back to at least the 15th generation, more than 500 years ...
For more than five centuries, Leonardo Da Vinci has been celebrated as a visionary artist, scientist, and inventor, known for ...
In a new two-part documentary film for PBS on da Vinci's life ... "We get distracted by the wizard, the old man with the ...
This confirms the genetic continuity of the male line of the da Vinci family, at least since the 15th generation.
Ginevra de' Benci was a poet famed for her beauty and intellect. But art historians know little about her beyond the writings ...
Fortunately, anyone can appreciate art, especially with guidance from the 15th-century Renaissance man Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo was an artist driven by “wanting to know.” He considered ...