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

A third shape hidden in the infamous Vitruvian Man drawing suggests an even deeper understanding of human anatomy than ...

A 500-year-old sketch by Leonardo da Vinci has led to the remarkable discovery of hidden tunnels beneath Sforza Castle in ...

A longstanding mystery surrounding the Vitruvian man – yes, that Vitruvian man – has a new solution. The weird part? It comes from inside your mouth. The Renaissance man You know the Vitruvian Man. He ...

A London-based dentist has uncovered a hidden detail in Leonardo da Vinci ’s famous Vitruvian Man drawing, revealing a special number connecting the iconic artwork to the human body and nature.

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Leonardo da Vinci and Renaissance painting 02:23 "It's the most famous painting in the world," he said. "And when you stand before it at the Louvre, you all of a sudden realize why.

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LEONARDO da VINCI, a new, two-part, four-hour documentary directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon explores the life and work of the 15 th century polymath Leonardo da Vinci, is Burns ...