It is believed that the original painting (now in the Louvre ... paintings universally accepted to be the sole work of Leonardo da Vinci. Virgin of the Rocks (Louvre Version) (1483–86) Back ...

The Mona Lisa is much more than just a painting, it's a cultural icon. Learn how Leonardo da Vinci created this iconic image and why it's so famous.

A rare painting recently discovered to be an original Leonardo da Vinci was sold for a record-pulverizing $450 million in New York Wednesday night. “Salvator Mundi (Savior of the World ...

Among Leonardo da Vinci's most famous paintings is a portrait of a woman holding an ermine, but a new analysis shows there's a lot more to it than that. The portrait features Cecilia Gallerani ...

While studying a Leonardo da Vinci painting in 2005 ... On the left, the original painting as determined by hyperspectral imaging data. On the right, a tracing of the underdrawing lines reveals ...

according to National Gallery of Art curator David Alan Brown, he couldn’t do so without selling one of the family’s many artistic treasures: Leonardo da Vinci’s “Ginevra de’ Benci,” a ...

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(CNN)-- A smudged fingerprint has convinced art experts that a painting thought to have dated back to the early 19th century is the work of revered Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci. Little is ...

NEW YORK – The last Leonardo da Vinci painting in private hands is going to auction in New York next month -- with a pre-sale estimate of around $100 million. Christie's announced Tuesday that ...

Researchers found clues of a hidden painting that might be a Da Vinci. March 12, 2012— -- It sounds like the stuff of riveting mystery novels: A team of researchers has spent nearly 40 years ...

Leonardo da Vinci paints The Virgin on the Rocks – the most complex Madonna image of the entire Renaissance. But, after a disagreement over money, he withheld the painting. Meanwhile ...

Leonardo da Vinci, a key historical figure of the Renaissance, left a small but precious collection of paintings. These works ...