Everything you need to know about Leonardo da Vinci is contained in the work he did in the 1480s and 1490s for Ludovico Sforza — Ludovico il Moro, the Duke of Milan. And it’s in this capacity that ...

The Renaissance genius points out that starting projects is only the first step. Sustained dedication is what turns a plan into a tangible achievement.

The new Leonardo da Vinci Museum of North America, set to open in the Spring, has officially assembled and installed several ...

Imagine a robot dressed in a suit of armor and rigged so that it would salute only a king. Imagine this robot was created 500 years ago. This robot, rigged to salute King Francois I of France when he ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A partial view of Leonardo da Vinci's painting "The Last Supper," preserved at the ex-Renaissance refectory of the convent ...

In this new documentary from Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon, Leonardo da Vinci will take a deep dive into the life of the iconic visionary by examining his personal journals, primary ...

Many historians have come up with answers about whom they believed the Mona Lisa was in real life. The most common answer is that the Mona Lisa is a portrait of the real-life Lisa Gherardini who was ...

Artisans of Florence representatives arrived at the soon-to-open Leonardo da Vinci Museum of North America on March 10.

Da Vinci - Inventions focuses on the artist’s codices - small booklets containing sketches and descriptions (often written in backward handwriting) - containing ideas that were precursors to airplanes ...