Researchers who used X-ray equipment on the 16th-century “Mona Lisa" has gained new insights into Leonardo da Vinci’s painting techniques.

Early Works of Leonardo da Vinci. Clip: Episode 1 | 8m 40s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Leonardo da Vinci’s first commissions are a great way to explore his early painting techniques.

A new study found a rare compound within the “Mona Lisa,” suggesting Leonardo da Vinci may have been the first to use a technique previously found in later paintings. CNN values your feedback 1.

Fortunately, anyone can appreciate art, especially with guidance from the 15th-century Renaissance man Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo was an artist driven by “wanting to know.” ...

A 500-year-old sketch by Leonardo da Vinci has led to the remarkable discovery of hidden tunnels beneath Sforza Castle in ...

Leonardo da Vinci was more than a great artist, famous for The Last Supper and Mona Lisa.He was a draughtsman, an engineer, a scientist, a sculptor and an architect. He had a voracious curiosity and ...

This painting was begun around 1503 at least, in Florence, then was kept by Leonardo da Vinci until his death, still unfinished in 1519; the work was very probably acquired by Francis I in 1518 ...

PBS’ mesmerizing “Leonardo da Vinci” captures the creative essence of the artist’s vision Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon on departing from past modes to paint the Renaissance ...

Artist, scientist, polymath — a new documentary uncovers the real Leonardo da Vinci We have a lot of labels for Leonardo da Vinci but a new documentary seeks to understand him as a person.

Leonardo Da Vinci breathes new life into the artist’s legend; Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon have painted a pretty complete picture of a man who was much more than the sum of his most ...

More than half a millennium after his death, Leonardo da Vinci is still one of the most well-known artists in the world. The rare artist who, when you name some of his most iconic paintings, most ...