Italian academic Alessandro Vezzosi who studied hundreds of Leonardo's documents, drawings and notes says the eccentric inventor produced a material similar to plastic.
For centuries, people have been speculating about who modelled for Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa. Now, an Italian art historian has claimed that the model in the world's most famous painting is in fact a male and not a female. According to Silvano Vinceti, the Renaissance artist's male apprentice and possible lover Gian Giacomo Caprotti was the main inspiration for the masterpiece.Caprotti, also known as Salai, was one of his male muses.
A fresh look at the Mona Lisa portrait has revealed that artist Leonardo da Vinci has hidden some tiny letters and numbers in the dark paint of the masterpiece pupils.
Salvator Mundi, a portrait of Jesus Christ, was once bought for $59.
The Mona Lisa -- arguably, the most famous painting ever -- will move from its current place in the Louvre in Paris.
"Last night's mockery of the Last Supper was shocking and insulting to Christian people around the world who watched the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games," he said in a post on X.
Olympic ceremony's Last Supper sketch 'never meant to disrespect'
Italian news agency ANSA said the flight was diverted following a request from American Airlines for security checks related to a "suspected bomb threat".
Archaeologists have inched closer to unravelling the secret behind Mona Lisa's enigmatic smile, as they believe to have discovered the skeleton of the model who posed for Da Vinci's masterpiece.
The art world's most enduring mystery surrounding the identity of the woman in Leonardo da Vinci's famous portrait Mona Lisa may soon be solved.
Five centuries of accumulated dust and chemical changes are starting to take their toll on the famous painting.
There's an obvious attempt to startle with its gruesome imagery of severed heads skewered on chopped limbs and peeled-off faces but it's too tacky to elicit any real dread, observes Sukanya Verma.
However, it said that the Delhi airport protocol required the aircraft to be inspected elsewhere before being cleared to land.
'Human society is a conflict-prone society... You cannot have complete peace of the graveyard... Switzerland had 500 years of peace and what did they produce? The Cuckoo Clock... Italy had always been in turmoil and they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance.' Meghalaya Governor Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary, a former head of the BSF and NSG, in a rare and candid interview with Rediff.com's Archana Masih.
Barely days after it faced flak for displaying a painting of Jesus alongside Communist icons at an exhibition, the Communist Party of India-Marxist in Kerala has landed itself in another soup after a billboard carrying a political spoof, allegedly put up by party workers, raised hackles here.
Hemang Agarwal's Tattva collection is gorgeous representation of harmony.
Arun Gulani, described as "Leonardo Da Vinci of eye surgery", designs his own suits.
Artist Ratan Parimoo paints his filmi version of Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece.
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Florence can overwhelm a visitor. Very few cities in Europe or even the world match it for its atmosphere.
The scientists found that the Catholics seemed to be able to block out much of the pain. And, using the latest brain-scanning techniques, they also discovered that the Catholics were able to activate part of the brain associated with conditioning experience of pain, the Daily Mail reported.
No, we're not talking about Leonardo DaVinci's famous painting. We're talking about the singer-turned-actor's new heroine in the Pooja Bhatt-directed film.
Yes, this museum does not have a sign that says 'Don't touch the art work'
Images from the 2024 Paralympics Opening Ceremony in Paris on Wednesday.
Glimpses of the Ireland Scarecrow Championship in Durrow, Ireland.
'When India opened its doors to the world, moving away from an agrarian to a market economy, everything, whether life or love, was commodified.'
These pix are going to turn you green with envy.
How much would collectors be willing to pay for owning a part of Indian history, asks Kishore Singh.
Eight images that prove we live in a wonderfully weird world!
The exhibition of artefacts -- in physical and digital form -- has been set up on the same floor where the leaders' meetings took place.
The 1972 painting, "Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)," broke the record for the most expensive piece of art sold at auction by a living artist.
French organisers turned Paris into an open-air Olympic playground where everyone was invited, with or without a ticket.
An Argentine football club has recreated the Sistine Chapel on the ceiling of its gymnasium, with Diego Maradona as God, Lionel Messi as Adam and a host of angels that include Mario Kempes, Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Batistuta.
It beats Netflix any day, exclaims Prithvi Singh.
Sharbat Gula was also given a 15-day jail sentence and will have to pay a fine of Pakistani Rs 1,10,000.
This list goes ahead to prove that people still love the touristy spots!
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology "painted" the world's most famous painting Mona Lisa on a substrate surface approximately 30 microns in width.
Going by the name paperboyo, Rich McCor has developed a unique style of photography that involves using intricate paper cutouts to transform landmarks into amusing vignettes.
The exhibition of artefacts -- in physical and digital formats -- will be done on the same floor level where the leaders' meetings will take place, and they will walk through this 'cultural corridor' while moving into and out of the summit room, official sources said.
Marketers are required to be more Sisyphus than The Vitruvian Man, says Bharat Bambawale.
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