Everything you need to know about Leonardo da Vinci is contained in the work he did in the 1480s and 1490s for Ludovico Sforza — Ludovico il Moro, the Duke of Milan. And it’s in this capacity that ...

A popular legend claims that Leonardo da Vinci said he "offended God and mankind because my work did not reach the quality it ...

In this new documentary from Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon, Leonardo da Vinci will take a deep dive into the life of the iconic visionary by examining his personal journals, primary ...

Uncover secrets of Leonardo da Vinci's painting 'The Last Supper' that you've likely missed, including geometric illusions ...

“Leonardo da Vinci” is a two-part, four-hour documentary directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon that explores the life and work of the 15th century polymath. Set against the rich and ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The surfeit of biographies about Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) has helped create a “cult” of the Italian Renaissance painter that upholds some of Western culture’s “most cherished myths,” according to ...

Not only a brilliant painter, da Vinci was also a sculptor, an architect, an engineer, a scientist, an inventor and a theorist. His achievements and contributions to the late 15th and early 16th ...

‘No one wants to know the truth!” says Leonardo da Vinci in “The Inventor,” frustrated that beautiful things, many of which he has made himself, seem to interest 16th-century man more than pure ...