Conservators from the Vatican Museums recently found out that a new El Greco painting had been hiding under their noses for ...

The Oligarch and the Art Dealer’ explores the dispute between Yves Bouvier and Dmitry Rybolovlev in a series premiering at ...

Scientists traced Leonardo da Vinci’s Y chromosome through living relatives, a breakthrough that may confirm his true burial ...

Noninvasive scans beneath Milan’s Sforza Castle are bringing long-whispered stories into sharper focus. Even better, the findings show how Renaissance-era drawings and today’s imaging tools ...

Leonardo da Vinci, the famous Italian polymath who painted the Mona Lisa, had a sophisticated geometric understanding far ahead of his time. To draw the Vitruvian Man in 1490 – an illustration of the ...

The Rev. Paolo Venturelli never gets too close when he visits Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper.” The Dominican friar prefers to stand away from the wall ...

In the modern imagination, Michelangelo has become less of a Renaissance artist and more of a supporting character in an ...

As the 2026 Winter Olympics bring visitors to Milan, the city also offers a chance to explore the enduring legacy of one of Italy’s most famous figures, Leonardo da Vinci. About 500,000 people visit ...

A painting can hide numerous secrets. Did you know some of the most famous artworks are known for hidden secrets that have baffled many?

The mural will be on view for a brief five-week period during the Winter Olympics before closing again for 18 months of restoration. Roberto Serra / Iguana Press / Getty Images For a precious ...

Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. It’s been more than 500 years since Leonardo da Vinci died. Yet, in those intervening ...

MILAN (AP) — In honor of the Milan Cortina Olympics, Milan cultural officials are for a brief time only allowing visitors access to a long-hidden wall and ceiling painting by Leonardo da Vinci while ...