A small pen-and-ink drawing attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, which lay buried unrecognised in a box for decades, is at the centre of a battle between its owner and France’s culture ministry that will play out in a Paris court on Wednesday. The court will begin hearing if the the drawing of a martyred Saint […]
Leonardo Da Vinci
In France, virtual gallery showcases Leonardo’s ‘power and grace’
A new virtual gallery of Leonardo da Vinci’s paintings that plunges the viewer into the Renaissance master’s creative process opens Friday at the manor in central France where he spent the last three years of his life. The 12-minute immersive experience envelops the visitor with the paintings and the sketches that preceded them, projected onto […]
Researchers prove Leonardo Da Vinci was ambidextrous
Researchers at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence have proved what was suspected for a long time: that Renaissance genius Leonardo Da Vinci was able to write, draw and paint with both hands. The museum’s research and restoration institute confirmed Da Vinci’s ambidexterity by analysing a drawing known simply as Landscape (8P), believed to be his […]