Despite being perhaps the best-known artist of all time, Leonardo da Vinci was not a prolific painter ... to commemorate her betrothal to Luigi di Bernardo Niccolini. Minus Points for: Trimming ...

The Mona Lisa is much more than just a painting, it's a cultural icon. Learn how Leonardo da Vinci created this iconic image and why it's so famous.

The painting was commissioned for the palace ... di Michelangelo”) and Leonardo’s horses (“li cavalli di Leonar. Vinci”). It is striking that the format of Leonardo’s work — as ...

Others believe that it is a self-portrait of Leonardo da Vinci himself. Even though there are theories about who the the person in the painting with the famous subtle smile is, Lisa Gherardini ...

An underground tunnel network long rumored thanks to drawings by Leonardo da Vinci under Milan’s Sforza Castle are proven to ...

More than half a millennium after his death, Leonardo da Vinci is still one of the most well-known artists in the world. The rare artist who, when you name some of his most iconic paintings ...

(CNN) - Leonardo da Vinci’s paintings may have had a secret ingredient. According to a new study, “old masters” like da Vinci, Sandro Botticelli and Rembrandt may have used egg yolk in their ...

(CNN) - Leonardo da Vinci’s paintings may have had a secret ingredient. According to a new study, “old masters” like da Vinci, Sandro Botticelli and Rembrandt may have used egg yolk in their oil ...