Nature as Da Vinci's muse Exhibition reveals how Renaissance master drew inspiration from plants, animals, geology and anatomy, Wang Qian reports.

One of Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous sketches, the ‘Vitruvian Man,’ is a familiar piece of art that can be found in textbooks around the world or hung behind glass on occasion. But this inspired ...

Leonardo da Vinci lived long before IQ tests, but he’s widely regarded as the world’s smartest inventor. With an IQ estimated as high as 220, da Vinci is arguably best known for his paintings.

Meet the Mysterious Renaissance Muse Immortalized in the Only Leonardo da Vinci Painting in the Americas Ginevra de’ Benci was a poet famed for her beauty and intellect. But art historians know ...

The new study of the Da Vinci brand uses historical context to debunk the artist’s cult status and present him as a man of his time ...

This period saw remarkable achievements in art, exemplified by the works of Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael, and groundbreaking advancements in science by figures such as Galileo Galilei ...

Humanism was once taught on college campuses in what used to be known as the liberal arts, or in great-books programs, but it has long since given way at most institutions to open curricula or to ...

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In the arts, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael often competed to create works that reflected the ideals of classical beauty and humanism. Their works were about copying the past, ...

Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael are the subject of a new docu-drama series on BBC Two Renaissance: The Blood and The Beauty begins on BBC Two casting its gaze over the rise of the ...

Ken Burns Paints a Humanist Portrait on the Mind of Leonardo da Vinci: His latest two-part documentary is available to watch on PBS.