Researchers working on the Leonardo da Vinci DNA Project believe the Renaissance Man left his DNA on the chalk drawing titled ...

If a philomath were allowed to travel back in time, they would probably start their odyssey by visiting the studio of ...

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Science correspondent Richard Stone about recent developments in the search for Leonardo da ...

A discovery in the hunt for Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA could uncover lost artworks and shed light on his genius. The Leonardo da ...

Call it the priciest piece of art — ever. A once-lost portrait of Christ by the iconic Renaissance man Leonardo da Vinci sold Wednesday at auction for $450 million, roughly triple its anticipated ...

An international team of scientists has, for the first time, applied a minimally invasive genetic analysis technique to ...

A mural commissioned in 1503 for the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence has been the subject of controversy and debate. Andrew Doyle is the author of “Free Speech and Why It Matters” and “The New Puritans.” ...

Call it the priciest piece of art — ever. A once-lost portrait of Christ by the iconic Renaissance man Leonardo da Vinci sold Wednesday at auction for $450 million, roughly triple its anticipated ...

Many historians have come up with answers about whom they believed the Mona Lisa was in real life. The most common answer is that the Mona Lisa is a portrait of the real-life Lisa Gherardini who was ...

A lost painting by Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci could fetch up to $100 million when it's auctioned next month at Christie's. Most famous for the "Mona Lisa" and "The Last Supper," there's ...