A third shape hidden in the infamous Vitruvian Man drawing suggests an even deeper understanding of human anatomy than ...

Leonardo da Vinci, a key historical figure of the Renaissance, left a small but precious collection of paintings. These works, scattered around the world's greatest museums, continue to delight ...

One of the most famous paintings (at least partly) attributed to Leonardo—and certainly the most expensive—Salvator Mundi has had a bumpy ride to authentication.

Explore Leonardo da Vinci's most famous works like the Mona Lisa, as well as his drawings and unfinished works. In 1517, Leonardo showed a visitor a portrait of Lisa del Giocondo, the wife of a ...

The Renaissance era was one of the most beautiful and out-of-the-world revolutions in the arts arena. Be it unique painting techniques or flourishing artists like da Vinci and Sandro Botticelli ...

His sketches include beautiful flowers, extraordinary inventions, and some of Leonardo’s most famous images, such as the “Vitruvian Man” from his youth and a craggy-faced old man—perhaps a ...

The High Renaissance, or early 1500s, is famous for Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael, who we'll get to later. But the first half of the Renaissance, the 1400s, is often overlooked.