Ken Burns has stepped out of his usual Americana-focused content to produce a new documentary covering the life of Leonardo da Vinci. It’s the first time the 15-time Emmy Award-winning filmmaker has ...

Walter Isaacson, President and CEO, the Aspen Institute; Author, Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs This program is part of our Good Lit series, underwritten by the Bernard Osher Foundation. In his ...

Visitors take pictures of Leonardo da Vinci's “Adoration of the Three Wise Men” in Florence. (Maurizio Degl' Innocenti/AP) A tourist in Florentine museums is like a skipping stone above unfathomable ...

A team of researchers has used proteomics to establish the paint blends used in a painting supervised by the notoriously secretive Leonardo da Vinci, bearing huge significance for restoration and ...

Around the time that he reached the unnerving milestone of turning 30, Leonardo da Vinci wrote a letter to the ruler of Milan listing the reasons why he should be given a job. In 10 carefully numbered ...

Explore one of humankind’s most curious and innovative minds. A 15th century polymath of soaring imagination and profound intellect, Leonardo da Vinci created some of the most revered works of art of ...

Leonardo da Vinci’s The Battle of Anghiari commission pits him against his rival, Michelangelo. In October 1503, Leonardo da Vinci begins work on a monumental mural, The Battle of Anghiari. But the ...

Some say that the Mona Lisa may be a self-portrait, Leonardo da Vinci in drag. LONDON, Jan. 26, 2010 — -- Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa is arguably the most famous portrait in the world, but now ...