An underground tunnel network long rumored thanks to drawings by Leonardo da Vinci under Milan’s Sforza Castle are proven to ...

For more than five centuries, Leonardo Da Vinci has been celebrated as a visionary artist, scientist, and inventor, known for ...

The oldest of the five living heirs, Dalmazio Vinci, 89, has a passion for flight that began with building model aeroplanes, ...

The Leonardo DNA Project, launched in 2016, aims to recover Leonardo’s Y chromosome and reconstruct his genetic profile. More ...

An 89-year-old man in Italy who built model airplanes before acquiring a pilot's license, and whose inventions included a new ...

Martin Kemp, one of the world’s leading experts on the polymath, provides a personal guide to all 17 existing paintings—from ...

Italy gets a bum wrap for its poor showing in the Second World War. Benito Mussolini was the first fascist dictator to rise ...

Scientists have confirmed Leonardo da Vinci’s bloodline by tracing matching DNA in living male-line descendants.

The results verify the continuity of the Da Vinci male lineage back to at least the 15th generation, more than 500 years ...

Leonardo da Vinci was the illegitimate son of a notary and a woman whose identity remains shrouded in mystery. He died in ...

Ginevra de' Benci was a poet famed for her beauty and intellect. But art historians know little about her beyond the writings ...