Leonardo da Vinci was a master of many things: Anatomy, mathematics, cartography, and geology (just to name a few). He also created a number of masterpieces. Individuals the world over are familiar ...

A new high-tech study of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa suggests that the Renaissance master created the painting using a previously unknown preparatory sketch. The faint traces of a charcoal ...

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Experts have found evidence hinting that Leonardo da Vinci, famed Renaissance man, may have been the father of 3D stereoscopy. If proven, da Vinci may have another achievement to add to his long and ...

A French engineer claims to know the secret behind Mona Lisa’s smile. The engineer says that by using reflective light technology, he’s found that a second, different image lies underneath the ...

Art buffs are not the only ones intrigued by Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa. In a fun experiment in 2005, a group of researchers from the University of Amsterdam analyzed Mona Lisa’s famous smile. They ...

A research experiment at the University of Queensland started as an attempt to better understand how fluids flow. But somewhere along the way the team got sidetracked — by an art project. “We were ...

Scientists created this picture of the Mona Lisa using genetically modified E. coli bacteria. Such teeny little artists! The Italian researchers weren’t just playing around with bacteria for fun.

Let’s not quibble about that. Let’s just agree Leonardo da Vinci’s portrait isn’t going to overwhelm with its grandeur. The Mona Lisa is an oversized postage stamp. I’m not going to abase the portrait ...

The legend of Leonardo da Vinci is shrouded in mystery: How did he die? Are the remains buried in a French chateau really those of the Renaissance master? Was the "Mona Lisa" a self-portrait in ...