Leonardo da Vinci was a genius of the ages, born to unwed parents near Florence, Italy, in 1452. Davinci's mother soon married another man, leaving young Leonardo to grow up on his biological ...

Explore Leonardo da Vinci's most famous works like the Mona Lisa, as well as his drawings and unfinished works. In 1517, Leonardo showed a visitor a portrait of Lisa del Giocondo, the wife of a ...

A series of underground passages have been found under Sforza Castle in Milan by experts at the city's Polytechnic University ...

An underground tunnel network long rumored thanks to drawings by Leonardo da Vinci under Milan’s Sforza Castle are proven to exist. Ground-penetrating radar and laser scanning revealed that the ...

Scientists are starting to understand more about the small heart muscle fibers that Da Vinci showed in his illustrations over ...

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 ...

Study for "The Battle of Anghiari" by Leonardo da Vinci. (Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group/Getty Images) The experts may have achieved their decisive blow, but they were almost ...