Leonardo da Vinci, history's ultimate genius polymath, still makes headlines as his work inspires new research.

Born on April 15, 1452, Leonardo da Vinci is one of humankind's greatest and most creative minds. He may be best known for influential paintings such as the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper ...

In truth, Leonardo is said to have died in 1519 at the age of 67, possibly of a stroke. King Francis I, who had become a close friend, is said to have held Leonardo’s head in his arms as he died ...

Before he died on May 2, 1519 ... the Met’s Bambach is publishing a four-volume opus, Leonardo da Vinci Rediscovered. Leonardo’s notebooks are starting to make their way to the greater ...

The Burnses shared some of their da Vinci insights with ... We wanted to put it in the context of Leonardo’s full life. Even if he started it 15 years before he died, into it he poured all ...

Ganz herself had mentioned Leonardo da Vinci, that magical name ... Bianca was 13 or 14 at the time of the portrait. Tragically, she died a few months later, likely from an ectopic pregnancy ...

Leonardo da Vinci approached the world with a fearless ambition to expand his mind. However, as an illegitimate son, he was unable to receive a classical education. Fortunately, Leonardo saw this ...

Attributions by the scholar Bernard Berenson, who died in 1959 ... 2009 After a decade with Verrocchio, Leonardo da Vinci began his professional career in 1478. Bettmann / Corbis The fluid ...

Leonardo da Vinci’s Codex on the Flight of Birds, compiled by the artist between 1505 and 1506, has been seen by the public in this century only rarely. After a brief exhibit at Moscow’s ...