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Previously unknown da Vinci painting discovered in Swiss vault Recently discovered work by Renaissance master believed to be genuine; sketch of painting hangs in Louvre Museum

Let's think like Leonardo da Vinci

How making children think like Leonardo da Vinci can help tackle climate change Renaissance polymath, Da Vinci, worked across disciplines and remains as renowned for his inventions as he is for his paintings.

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Leonardo da Vinci's 'Super-fast Eye' Helped Him Capture Mona Lisa's Fleeting Smile, Say Scientists Scientists believe Leonardo da Vinci's super-fast eye may have helped him catch the enigmatic magic of Mona Lisa's smile.

Lost Leonardo Found

Leonardo da Vinci’s lost masterpieces The Renaissance man was as much a scientist as an artist. On the 500th anniversary of his death, Cath Pound explores how Leonardo da Vinci’s drawings reveal his genius.

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Leonardo da Vinci sketches prove invaluable in the fight against heart failure Scientists now know the mesh of muscle fibres on the heart’s inner surface, first sketched by da Vinci, allow blood to flow more efficiently

Butt...of course... Leonardo is #1

'It took genius to chisel these buttocks' – the top 10 bottoms in art, chosen by our critic They are ‘the founding curves of the Renaissance’. As Yorkshire Museum calls on collections worldwide to display their best behinds to boost attendance after coronavirus, we name our favourites

10 Facts About Leonardo da Vinci's Incredible Life How much do you know about Leonardo da Vinci?

Finger of suspicion is pointed at the world's most expensive painting Salvator Mundi sold for $450 million (£342 million) in 2017 but art expert Jacques Franck believes it is a 'workshop Leonardo' created by two of the artist's assistants.

Irish actor completes filming show based on life of Leonardo da Vinci The huge show has become one of the first large-scale productions to resume production during the coronavirus crisis – and it included one of the biggest sets in Western Europe

a closer look... set to music!

The men who Leonardo da Vinci loved Leonardo is the world’s most famous artist. But a new opera is shining fresh light on his private passions – by depicting his intense relationships with two of his assistants.

musician of course

Leonardo Da Vinci: Portrait of the Artist as a Musician Is Slightly Off Key Leonardo da Vinci has attracted more than his fair share of speculative nonsense in the modern day. Not ...