When Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘Salvator Mundi’ was sold in 2017 for $450 million it caused a sensation. Dismissed as an anonymous ‘wreck’ just 12 years before, it had become the single most ...

Leonardo da Vinci approached the world with a fearless ambition to expand his mind. However, as an illegitimate son, he was unable to receive a classical education. Fortunately, Leonardo saw this ...

Leonardo da Vinci was one of humankind's most curious minds. Explore a timeline of his life, admire his famous works and learn more about his areas of study. Explore Leonardo da Vinci's most ...

Although we take a lot of scientific knowledge for granted today, each of the basics – whether it be about light, gravity, mass or the shape of the Earth – had to be theorized and ...

His creativity and foresight in science, engineering, and the arts continue to surprise and amaze today. Leonardo’s “Mona Lisa” is believed to depict Lisa Gherardini, the wife of Francesco ...

Nineteenth-century art critics were troubled by vampirism and gender ambiguity in Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous painting.

Leonardo da Vinci was a genius of the ages, born to unwed parents near Florence, Italy, in 1452. Davinci's mother soon married another man, leaving young Leonardo to grow up on his biological ...

DICK:But hundreds of genius ideas that were hundreds of years ahead of their time like the futuristic flying machine DOM:Yep, boots that enabled you to walk on water but you and I know him better ...

IN the December number of the Bulletin of the French Society for the Encouragement of National Industry 1 is an article by M. M. A. Ronna on Leonardo da Vinci, in his capacity of hydraulic ...

Here’s a fun fact, the kind of thing that you might (but we definitely did not) find out when writing a blog post: Dan Brown actually made up the cryptex for his book, The Da Vinci Code.