His father, Ser Piero da Vinci, held elevated status ... centuries ago to select marble for statues— stands a sculpture of Leonardo. This figure, made by Torart, an Italian company specializing ...

Did artist Verrocchio delegate two figures in his Beheading of St. John the Baptist to his prize pupil Leonardo da Vinci? Museo Dell ... documentary even made a claim for the artist's authorship ...

The National GalleryThe finished painting (left) and Leonardo Da Vinci’s considerations ... is the second version Da Vinci made. He sold the first one (which dates to around 1483) to a private ...

At first glance, it’s a jumble of disconnected information: how to crush diamonds, how to mix paints of strong blue or red, observations on the flight of birds. But this small notebook—18 ...

Archeologists discovered, thanks to modern technology, that ancient sketches by Leonardo depict real tunnels under the Sforza ...

His return to Florence coincided with Leonardo da Vinci's, leading to a famous rivalry between the two masters. It was at this time that Michelangelo created the colossal 17-foot statue of David ...