LEONARDO DA VINCI

Was Mona Lisa Faking Her Smile?

Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting features a woman smiling. Now, some neuroscientists argue that the artist may have purposely added an insincere smirk that wasn't present on the model's face.

Explore Leonardo Da Vinci's Anatomical Sketches and Lesser-Known Artworks With This Coffee Table Book

Sure, you know 'Mona Lisa' and 'The Last Supper,' but have you ever seen Leonardo's drawings of the female reproductive system?

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When Pablo Picasso Was Suspected of Stealing the Mona Lisa

In 1911, Leonardo da Vinci's most famous work went missing. A tip from an admitted art thief seemed to implicate one of the world's best painters.

You Can Now View Leonardo da Vinci's Notebooks Online

Zoom in on every detail of Leonardo da Vinci's sketches in Codex Forster I, which is now available online.

Art Scholars Say They've Uncovered Leonardo da Vinci's Earliest Work

It would have been painted when Leonardo da Vinci was 18, but not everyone is convinced that the work—which depicts the Archangel Gabriel—is authentic.

12 Masterful Facts About Leonardo Da Vinci

Leonardo was a polymath, and the very definition of a Renaissance man. He also had beef with Michelangelo.

15 Facts About Leonardo Da Vinci's The Last Supper

Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper" is one of the most admired, most studied, and most reproduced paintings the world has ever known—and it has inspired some wild theories.