Scientists unlock secret of Mona Lisa’s face
Scientists have unlocked another Mona Lisa mystery by determining how Leonardo Da Vinci painted her near faultless skin tones. Using X-ray techniques, a team “unpeeled” the layers of the famous...
View ArticleDa Vinci’s “Lady with an Ermine” on Display
Leonardo da Vinci’s treasured painting “Lady with an Ermine”, a work belonging to Poland that was stolen by the Nazis, has gone on display in Germany for the first time since World War II. The 15th...
View ArticleLeonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo face off at Rome’s Capitoline Museums
A new exhibition opened at Rome’s Capitoline Museums Thursday, putting the great Italian Renaissance painters Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo face to face for the first time. “Leonardo and...
View ArticleLeonardo da Vinci Turns 500 At The Louvre
A blockbuster retrospective of Leonardo da Vinci opens Thursday at the Louvre museum to mark 500 years since the death of the Renaissance master in the historic town of Amboise, France. Nearly 200,000...
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