1. Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), the famous Renaissance-era scientist, inventor, anatomist, and artist known for Mona Lisa and The Last…
1. Although he is best known as the painter who created such masterpieces as the “Mona Lisa” and the “Last…
Few historical figures are as engaging to ponder than Leonardo Da Vinci, the renowned Italian artist, engineer, architect, inventor, humanist,…
Ross King has published three engaging books, over the past sixteen years or so, that describe the creation of three of…
By any measure, the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci’s death on May 2 of last year was a huge…
"Mona Lisa" is not only Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous painting, but also the most enigmatic. For centuries, after this…
Dr. Sherwin Nuland described his writing to Sara Ivry in an interview (October 21, 2005, Nextbook.org) in this way, “I…
Believed to be the model for Leonardo da Vinci’s (1452–1519) “Mona Lisa,” Lisa Gherardini (1479–1542) was the wife of a Florentine silk merchant.…
Swiss banks are notorious for keeping secrets, but in early October one of its vaults yielded an unexpected discovery—a long-lost…
A leading figure of the Italian Renaissance, Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) was a multi-talented and prolific painter, sculptor, architect, mathematician, engineer, inventor,…