Now, researchers provide a gripping insight into the family of Renaissance-era Italian polymath Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519). A new book, to be published on Thursday, traces his relatives ...

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 ...

When it comes to making a mark on culture, Leonardo is in a league ... the city and other northern Italian courts. He was himself admired as a player of the viola da braccio (an ancestor of ...

Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo are two of the world ... like the powerful Medici family and the governments of the Italian states, but fundamental disagreements about which art was most ...

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

For more than five centuries, Leonardo Da Vinci has been celebrated as a visionary artist, scientist, and inventor, known for ...

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 his extraordinary talent and groundbreaking experiments. Today ...

The international collaboration known as the Leonardo DNA Project has published a new book which they say reveals more than ever before about the family tree of Leonardo da Vinci. The book, titled ...