Leonardo da Vinci, the famous Italian polymath who painted the Mona Lisa, had a sophisticated geometric understanding far ...

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 ...

Encore Fridays, Jan. 17 and 24, 2025 at 8 p.m. and Sundays, Jan. 19 and 26 at 11 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport! LEONARDO DA VINCI looks at how the artist influenced and inspired ...

A dozen drawings by Leonardo da Vinci will be on view in the U.S. for the first time in a show opening this summer in Washington, D.C. They come from the Codex Atlanticus, the largest collection of ...

In the early 1490s, Leonardo da Vinci tackled his most ambitious work yet – The Last Supper. Leonardo da Vinci started The Last Supper in the early 1490s. At the time, depictions of Christ sharing his ...

Dan Brown’s "The Da Vinci Code" is going to become an immersive experience with full details promised in early 2026.

A team of engineers studying the 500-year-old, backward writings of Leonardo da Vinci have found evidence that the Italian polymath was working out gravity a century before its foundations were ...

Drawings by Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Titian are to go on display in Scotland for the first time. More than 80 drawings by 57 different artists will be on show in The King’s Gallery at the ...

EXCLUSIVE: Publishing sensation The Da Vinci Code is being turned into an experiential event. Bestselling author Dan Brown ...

THE real ‘Da Vinci Code’ is close to finally being solved after a major scientific breakthrough. Experts are racing to crack the mystery of DNA, death and burial tied to legendary artist, scientist ...

Those looking up at the night sky this week might spot a faint, ghostly glow illuminating the whole of the moon. The phenomenon, known as the "Da Vinci glow," is named after the artist and inventor ...

This week, a piece of history made history. Leonardo da Vinci's "Salvator Mundi" sold for a record $450 million at an auction in New York City. While some experts dispute the origin of the painting it ...