After discovering the identity of his mother, a slave from the Caucasus, Carlo Vecce publishes the monumental 'Life of Leonardo' (Alfaguara), of 680 pages. "The goal is to recover his humanity beyond ...

Yes, the Mona Lisa is coming to town. No, not the actual painting hanging in the Louvre in Paris, but a high-definition digital reproduction of this iconic work by Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519).

Here are just a few of the best quotes. For some, that may be Leonardo. Chosen by Master Splinter himself to lead his brothers, he keeps the Turtles grounded in the present moment, or at least as ...

Leonardo Drew was born in Tallahassee, Florida in 1961, and grew up in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Although often mistaken for accumulations of found objects, his sculptures are instead made of “brand ...

A painting of the Mona Lisa hangs above a fireplace in a London flat in the 1960s. Is this picture not only by Leonardo da Vinci, but also an earlier version of the world famous portrait that ...

At a press conference, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that the Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting, would be moved to a brand-new room beneath the Cour Carré. The idea ...

Why head to the Louvre when you can have the Mona Lisa right at home? With 1,503 pieces and adorned with a delicate gold frame, re-creating this masterpiece will put you in Leonardo da Vinci’s ...

Read through quickly or listen to the articles via our customised text-to-speech feature. NHI breakthrough: ANC agrees with DA not to 'collapse' medical aids - The ANC and DA have reached an informal ...

Leonardo da Vinci was a genius of the ages ... and created masterpieces ranging from the Mona Lisa to the machine gun. A pair of his most famous concepts, the helical air screw and an armored ...

Whenever a French leader starts to have immortal longings—something that happens fairly frequently—there is a good likelihood that it will redound to the benefit of the Louvre. Louis XVI was ...

Vinci has edged-out Willmott Dixon to land phase 1 of Stockport 8 – a new £350m mixed residential neighbourhood to the west of Stockport town centre. Stockport Mayoral Development Corporation ...