Art experts are analyzing a nude sketch they believe could have been a precursor to Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa. Scientists at the Louvre in Paris, where the masterpiece hangs, are examining a ...
A recently-discovered drawing of St. Sebastian thought to be by the hand of Leonardo da Vinci has been deemed “a national treasure” by the French government, which has now placed an export ban on the ...
The drawing stood out to a curator at a Paris auction house, who, after consulting other experts, determined that it is indeed a work by the hand of the Renaissance artist. Dated to around 1482, the ...
Researchers at the Louvre recently suggested that a charcoal drawing of a naked woman that looks very much like the Mona Lisa may actually be a portrait of the same model at least partially drawn by ...
New research suggests that Leonardo da Vinci suffered severe nerve damage to his right hand after fainting and falling at some point late in his life. The injury may have impacted the famous artist’s ...
A 16th-century drawing of Leonardo da Vinci suggests that the artist sustained traumatic nerve damage to his right hand that impaired his painting skills late in life, according to a new study. Dr.
[image_credit]Gallerie dell-Accademia, Venice[/image_credit][image_caption]Giovanni Ambrogio Fignino’s drawing of Leonard da Vinci[/image_caption] In the last years of his life, the great Renaissance ...
A Bordelaise octogenarian woman got more than she bargained for when she hired an art specialist to authenticate a possible Leonardo da Vinci sketch in her possession. The elderly woman was obviously ...
New research suggests that Leonardo da Vinci suffered severe nerve damage to his right hand after fainting and falling at some point late in his life. The injury may have impacted the famous artist’s ...