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Masterpiece or fraud? Second Mona Lisa goes on display in Italy
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The city of Washington, DC is hosting 12 original sketches and drawings by Leonardo da Vinci that illustrate the Renaissance master’s interests and research into fields including geometry and physics.
Italian historian claims to have finally identified Mona Lisa's bridge
An Italian historian has claimed to have identified the bridge depicted in the background of Leonardo da Vinci's enigmatic Mona Lisa painting.
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Italian novelist says Leonardo's da Vinci's mother was a slave
Research into the iconic polymath's parentage has claimed da Vinci's mother was not a Tuscan peasant, as previously thought, but a slave from the Caucasus.
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Man who was "mad at his girl" smashes $5 million of art in US museum
21-year-old man Brian Hernandez told the police he was upset "at his girl" when he broke into the Dallas Museum of Art through a window and smashed millennia-old artworks valued at millions.
Watch: Man disguised as 'old woman' attacks Mona Lisa with cake
Cake was smeared over the protective glass covering the Mona Lisa at the Louvre in Paris on May 29, with the person described as being responsible indicating he was an environmental protester.
What did Leonardo Da Vinci and Picasso doodle while bored?
A new exhibition in Rome explores doodles, sketches and caricatures through the ages.
World's best known Da Vinci replica sold for €210,000 in Paris
The 17th century copy, best known as Hekking's Mona Lisa, exceeded estimates by some margin today Christie's auction house in Paris.
How Da Vinci's education could be the key to tackling climate change
Could Leonardo Da Vinci be the answer to tackling climate change? Researchers at the University of Cambridge think so.
Inside the project to create a 3D 'twin' of Michelangelo’s David
David conquered Goliath, but can modern experts overcome challenges to make a 3D copy of Michelangelo's majestic statue worthy of the Renaissance giant?
Mona Lisa made from Rubik's Cubes sells for €480,000
The work, made with 330 Rubik's Cubes, is by the French artist Invader.
Louvre pulls an all-nighter for last weekend of Da Vinci exhibition
The Louvre Museum in Paris has announced it will be open day and night, on Saturday and Sunday, to mark the end of its Leonardo Da Vinci exhibition.
Not quite cubism: 'Rubik's Mona Lisa' to go under the hammer in Paris
A street art Rubik's Cube version of the "Mona Lisa" is expected to sell for up to 150,000 euros ($166,000) when it goes under the hammer in Paris this month.
How commemoration and controversy shaped Europe's cultural year
It was a mixed year for Europe's culture vultures. Anniversaries such as the Berlin Wall provided a timely excuse to revisit a landmark historical event. But there was no shortage of controversy, too.