Archaeologists uncovered hidden inscriptions and graffiti left by medieval pilgrims on the walls of the Cenacle, the site of ...

Wild guess: You’ve probably heard of Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519 ... since it’s necessary to set up a complex mix of biography and history as background during a period of profound social ...

But honor can seem a scarce commodity, in life at large. In 1925, Bobby Jones called a penalty on himself — in the U.S. Open.

If writing a biography is difficult, writing a biography of someone ... The locus classicus for such hagiography is the treatment of Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo in Giorgio Vasari’s ...

Now, a new biography, "Reckless Daughter ... could fetch more than $100 million at auction It’s the first Leonardo da Vinci painting to be sold at a public auction and is expected to fetch ...

has led to posthumous claims of autistic identity for the likes of Leonardo da Vinci, Isaac Newton and Thomas Jefferson. The Wild Boy of Aveyron, France, first seen in 1799, is a landmark case of ...

Her most famous book, The Hiding Place, is a biography that recounts the story ... 573 years ago today, Leonardo da Vinci, the artist, inventor, polymath, musician, and architect who painted ...

Leonardo da Vinci, history's ultimate genius polymath, still makes headlines as his work inspires new research.

On Friday, April 25, the international art project "Da Vinci Genius" is set to open in Tallinn's Telliskivi Quarter, bringing visitors an interactive insight into the work and thought process of ...

When Bernard Berenson learned that Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa had been stolen from the Louvre Gallery in Paris, the art critic heaved an enormous sigh of relief. Finally, he reflected ...