Italian academic Alessandro Vezzosi who studied hundreds of Leonardo's documents, drawings and notes says the eccentric inventor produced a material similar to plastic.
"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.
A look at the winners of the 88th Annual Academy Awards.
Last season's AC Milan coach Leonardo was named manager of city rivals Inter Milan on Friday in a move which has stunned the soccer world despite the Italian game's celebrated eccentricities.
Images from the Diamond League Finals at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels on Saturday.
A look at Leo through the years, from his boyish cuteness in Critters 3 to his intense look in The Revenant.
Ivan Toney came off the bench to score twice and earn Al-Ahli a 2-1 win over Al-Ain on Monday that moves the Saudi side into the knockout rounds of the Asian Champions League Elite and leaves the defending champions in danger of missing out on the last 16.
Olympic ceremony's Last Supper sketch 'never meant to disrespect'
The Hollywood A-lister has dated some of the hottest women in showbiz.
Paris St Germain sports director Leonardo asked his Sky Italia presenter partner Anna Billo to marry him live on air after Friday's Champions League quarter-final draw.
The plot of the sci-fi movie directed by Christopher Nolan (of The Dark Knight, Batman Begins, Memento, The Prestige fame) is about entering peoples' minds/dreams through an injection.
Brazil pulled off a last-gasp 2-1 away victory over Chile in the South American World Cup qualifiers on Thursday.
Legendary Sachin Tendulkar, presented the Championship trophy to the victorious Chicago Cricket Club as the National Cricket Championship ended on a memorable note.
Argentina host Chile at the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires on September 5 before facing Colombia five days later in Barranquilla.
Leonardo DiCaprio has been nominated for four times in the Best Actor category at the Oscars but has never won it. Will he finally win it this year?
Inter Milan suffered their first defeat in six games under new coach Leonardo when the Serie A champions deservedly lost 3-1 at in-form Udinese on Sunday.
As his Inception readies to release, and his Shutter Island comes to Indian theatres, here's a look at Leo's ten best performances.
A few Hollywood A-listers traded arm candy for family on Oscar night.
Danny Boyle, who has directed some of Hollywood's best known names like Leonardo DiCaprio (The Beach) and Cameron Diaz (A Life Less Ordinary), just directed Dev Patel and Anil Kapoor in Slumdog Millionaire.
'The league will begin as a city-based franchise setup, starting with six cities.'
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.
Images from the 2024 Paralympics Opening Ceremony in Paris on Wednesday.
AC Milan's Brazilian coach Leonardo has opened the door to David Beckham returning to the Italian club next season.
Two-time Asian Games gold medallist Tajinderpal Toor could only manage a best effort of 18.05 metres on his first attempt and finished 15th in Group A qualifying in the men's Shot Put at the Olympics in Paris on Friday.
Piotr Zielinski converted two penalties for Inter Milan as they played out a thrilling 4-4 draw with Juventus.
Getting inside the mind of Hollywood's superstar Oscar-wannabe!
A quick look at the winners.
Here's a lowdown on what your favourite Hollywood stars have been up to.
French organisers turned Paris into an open-air Olympic playground where everyone was invited, with or without a ticket.
Lionel Messi has already proved to be a team player at his new club Inter Miami as the Argentine forward surprised a team mate in the players' group chat.
Lily Gladstone picked up the Best Female Actor- Motion Picture award at the Golden Globes for her performance in Martin Scorsese's Killers of The Flower Moon.
IMAGES from the Europa League semifinal matches played on Thursday.
The Congress on Monday alleged that a Chinese national played a 'dubious role' in the Adani Group's activities and asked the government if it was not concerned that the conglomerate may be involving that person in important defence contracts.
Hundreds of people dressed as Santa Claus participated in a colourful Santa Run 10-kilometre race in Caracas, Venuzuela.
The nominations for the 96th annual Academy Awards have been announced.
The nominations for the 81st annual Golden Globes are out, and Barbie and Succession lead the list.
Bring on the popcorn, the OTT scene is buzzing with three things -- entertainment, entertainment, entertainment.
Glimpses from the 54th International Paris Airshow.
Summary of the Europa League semi-final matches played on Thursday.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recently announced its membership invitations, and Indian film celebrities Ram Charan, Jr NTR, Mani Ratnam, Karan Johar, Siddharth Roy Kapur, Chandrabose and MM Keeravaani have been invited to be members.
