The mere mention of Leonardo da Vinci evokes genius. We know him as a polymath whose interests spanned astronomy, geology, ...

Leonardo da Vinci, the famous Italian polymath who painted the Mona Lisa, had a sophisticated geometric understanding way ...

Leonardo da Vinci's drawings of human anatomy were ahead of their time. They've been featured before in books, but never in high resolution for iDevices -- until now.

Modern-day anatomy experts find inspiration in drawings from Leonardo da Vinci’s cadaveric dissections. But they also recognize what he got wrong. National Corporate funding for NOVA is provided ...

A local lecturer's long-held fascination with the anatomical sketches of Leonardo da Vinci has led to his co-authorship of a prestigious art catalog detailing the Renaissance-era drawings. Ron ...

If Leonardo da Vinci’s uncannily accurate studies of the human body had been published in his lifetime, they would have changed the course of science, says Alastair Sooke.

LONDON (Reuters) – Leonardo da Vinci may be best known for painting the world’s most enigmatic smile, but a new exhibition at Buckingham Palace explores the Italian Renaissance painter ...

Leonardo da Vinci and Renaissance painting 02:23 "It's the most famous painting in the world," he said. ... Leonardo even taught himself anatomy with dozens of human dissections.

The likely Leonardo da Vinci painting "Salvator Mundi" looks straightforward at first glance: a depiction of Jesus Christ in Renaissance-era clothing, raising one hand in blessing and holding a ...