Leonardo da Vinci: News

28 Jul 2024

Elon Musk

Paris 2024 Olympics organizers apologize for 'Last Supper' parody

The organizers of the Paris 2024 Olympics issued an apology on Sunday to Catholics and other Christian groups who were offended by a parody tableau of Leonardo Da Vinci's The Last Supper.

13 Jul 2024

Florence

The real Mona Lisa's historic family estate is on sale!

The ancestral estate of the real-life Mona Lisa, known as Via della Prata, is now on the market!

04 May 2023

Italy

Italian historian solves mystery behind bridge in Mona Lisa painting

It's a moment to rejoice for the people of Tuscany.

30 May 2022

Paris

Mona Lisa portrait attacked by man dressed as a woman

The iconic portrait of the Mona Lisa at the Louvre Museum in Paris was recently attacked by a man who was disguised as an old woman.

24 Jan 2021

Abu Dhabi

Italian Police seize 500-year-old stolen Leonardo Da Vinci painting

Imagine spotting a shady looking artwork that appears to be that of Leonardo Da Vinci's, which turns out to really be one, and that too at a place where it isn't supposed to be.

30 Jul 2019

London

Five best museums around the world

Featuring artifacts of great scientific, historic and cultural significance, museums are a great way to get to know a country, its people, culture and more.

04 Jun 2019

Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Note 10 might ditch physical buttons, headphone jack

Not just its tweaked punch-hole design and rear camera layout, there are many design features which can come as a surprise on Samsung Galaxy Note 10.

25 May 2019

Samsung

Samsung's creepy AI brings Mona Lisa to life: Here's how

Can you imagine a centuries-old painting in an animated avatar?

17 Dec 2017

Saudi Arabia

Another crown jewel for the Saudi Crown Prince

Spread over 57 acres of landscaped parks, the Chateau Louis XIV with its gold-leafed fountains, hedged labyrinths, and marbled statues sold for over $300 million in 2015.

16 Nov 2017

Jesus Christ

Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi fetches a record $450mn

A 500-year-old painting by acclaimed artist Leonardo da Vinci has been sold in an auction in New York for a record $450.3mn.

01 Oct 2017

World

Leonardo da Vinci might have drawn a nude Mona Lisa

After a month of tests on a particular painting, curators and scientists at the Louvre in Paris have determined that Italian Renaissance polymath Leonardo da Vinci might have drawn a nude Mona Lisa.

Looking back at the history of self-driven cars

A future filled with autonomous vehicles might not be a distant dream anymore.