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An interactive exhibit featuring life-size models of Leonardo da Vinci's 500-year-old inventions and machines is opening in New York City's Times Square.
Experts unveiled Thursday a previously unknown portrait of Leonardo da Vinci showing the artist and inventor as a middle-aged man with piercing eyes and long, flowing hair.
Researchers have found three previously unknown sketches on the back of a painting Leonardo da Vinci that may have been drawn by the Renaissance master.
Fears that mold has infiltrated Leonardo da Vinci's Codex Atlanticus, the largest collection of drawings and writings by the Renaissance master, are groundless, officials said Tuesday.
A 500-year-old group of chalk, metalpoint and ink drawings from Leonardo da Vinci's notebooks were on display Friday at the Birmingham Museum of Art, some 5,000 miles from their home museum in Italy.
Leonardo da Vinci drew everything from war machines to anatomy sketches. Now it seems he may have also been an early illustrator of the chess puzzle.
Leonardo da Vinci's Codex Atlanticus, the largest collection of drawings and writings by the Renaissance master, has been infiltrated by mold, officials said Friday.
It's a new Da Vinci code, but this time it could be for real. An Italian musician and computer technician claims to have uncovered musical notes encoded in Leonardo Da Vinci's "Last Supper," raising the possibility that the Renaissance genius might have left behind a somber composition to accompany the scene depicted in the 15th-century wall painting.
A sketch Leonardo da Vinci made for his first large painting, "Adoration of the Magi," will make its U.S. debut next week at the Library of Congress.
The Indian censor board on Thursday cleared the film "The Da Vinci Code" without any cuts, but limited it to adult viewing following objections from some Catholic groups, a government minister said.
The director huffed, offended believers protested and the critics carped as "The Da Vinci Code" premiered and started its march around the world Wednesday.
The notion of Christ as a family man is not the only raw nerve "The Da Vinci Code" has touched. Albinos are bothered that one of their own has yet again been depicted as a villain.
A line from Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code" tells you why it's easily the most disputed religious novel of all time: "Almost everything our fathers taught us about Christ is false."
The judge who presided at the "Da Vinci Code" copyright infringement trial has put a code of his own into his ruling, and he said Wednesday he would "probably" confirm it to the person who breaks it.
Dan Brown fans pining for a follow-up to "The Da Vinci Code" will have to rest their eager eyes for a while longer. The mega-selling author's newest novel won't hit shelves until at least 2007, more than a year later than originally expected.
"The Da Vinci Code" author Dan Brown and his courtroom nemesis, Michael Baigent, now have a new rivalry — on the best-seller lists.
A lawyer for the publisher of "The Da Vinci Code" wrapped up the defense's case Friday by telling London's High Court that two authors' claim for copyright infringement was "in tatters."
In a rare and undesired appearance, "The Da Vinci Code" novelist Dan Brown dismissed as "completely fanciful" claims that he stole the ideas of two authors, saying he read their book only after the structure of his theological thriller was in place.
Dan Brown took the stand Monday to rebut accusations that he copied from other writers' work to produce his huge best-seller "The Da Vinci Code."
It's the latest twist for the mega-selling conspiracy thriller "The Da Vinci Code": a lawsuit against the book's publisher for breach of copyright that could taint the novel and delay the much-anticipated movie version.
Finger points to new da Vinci artA new Leonardo da Vinci portrait may have been discovered after a fingerprint found on it seemed similar to another discovered on his work. A Paris laboratory found the fingerprint is "highly comparable" to one on a da Vinci work in the Vatican.
High Museum Continues to Bring Great Art to the SoutheastIf you live in the Southeast and love visual art, a trip to Atlanta may be well worthwhile. The High Museum of Art has had some excellent programming in the past several years. It is also a wonderful facility.
The Future of Surgery with Robosurgeons - Robotic Surgeons Take OverOnce considered oddities, multiarmed tools are becoming mainstays of hospital operating rooms.
Is the Turin Shroud really a self-portrait by Renaissance man, Leonardo da Vinci?He was the ultimate Renaissance man - studying anatomy, designing a rudimentary helicopter and creating some of the most admired paintings of the age. But could Leonardo da Vinci also have perpetrated history's greatest art forgery?
Pride of Da Vinci's genius walks again after 500 years It lives. It lives! After almost five centuries, a legendary, artificial monster, which has intrigued scientists and art historians for decades, cranked back into life in central France this week.
Turin Shroud is face of Leonardo da Vinci The Turin Shroud was faked by Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci using pioneering photographic techniques and a sculpture of his own head, a television documentary claims.
Nude, Mona Lisa-Like Painting SurfacesLeonardo da Vinci, in a Renaissance version of Mad Magazine, may have painted his famous Mona Lisa in a number of ways, including nude. Now, a painting has surfaced that looks much like the original, sparking debate over just how far the master took his iconic painting.
Hithertoo Unknown Portrait of Leonardo da Vinci discovered in BasilicataWhat may be a hitherto unknown portrait of Leonardo da Vinci in middle age shows that the Renaissance genius had piercing blue eyes, a long nose and long greying hair with a droopy moustache.
The Top 10 Mad Scientists | LiveScienceWho's in your top 10 list of "mad scientists"?
Mary Magdalene - Edgar Cayce's Da Vinci Painting FoundMost people believed that Da Vinci never painted a picture of Mary Magdalene, but Cayce's readings claimed he did, and that it was a good representation of her. Cayce also tells a very different story of Mary Magdalene than The Da Vinci Code book and movie.
World's smallest helicopter to fly in da Vinci birthplaceTOKYO (AFP) - The world's smallest one-man helicopter will soon take flight in the birthplace of Leonardo da Vinci, who is credited with having first thought of a vertical-flight machine, its developer said.
Think Like Leonardo da VinciKeep a notebook of thoughts and things that inspire you or make you laugh -- AND do the following: 1. Curiosità: Take a curious approach to life. 2. Dimostrazione: Don't just accept what others tell you; go see for yourself.
(This was an article I wrote back in 2007 for my college newspaper) The Real Da Vinci Code Has the tomb of Jesus of Nazareth been found?
Parachute That Da Vinci Drew Is Made To Work... After 523 YearsParachutes have come a long way in the last few decades. They're easier to steer and a great deal less likely to go wrong. So it takes a certain amount of nerve to plunge 2,000ft relying on a "chute designed more than 500 years ago.
Did Da Vinci hide God's face in painting?A new storm is brewing in the world of Da Vinci theorists after a mysterious group claimed it has used mirrors to uncover hidden biblical images in some of the great master's most famous works.
Did Da Vinci hide God's face in painting? A new storm is brewing in the world of Da Vinci theorists after a mysterious group claimed it has used mirrors to uncover hidden biblical images in some of the great master's most famous works.
Da Vinci Masterpiece Digitally RestoredNo secret codes have come to light in a new digital examination of Leonardo da Vinci's "Lady With an Ermine," but the scan has revealed bolder hues, softer contours and other details lost in five centuries... After claiming to have used his technique to uncover secrets about "Mo …
The Bizarre, Obscene, and Disturbing Hidden Images in Leonardo da Vinci's Sacred ArtIt's well known that Leonardo da Vinci protected his thoughts with a form of secret writing: a cursive script traced out from right to left, readable only by the use of a mirror.
Music 'hidden' in Da Vinci's Last SupperA computer technician has claimed to have cracked a real Da Vinci code, by finding musical notes encoded in the masterpiece The Last Supper. Leonardo Da Vinci left clues to a 40-second musical composition in his painting, Giovanni Maria Pala said.
Italian musician uncovers hidden music in 'Last Supper'Better than fiction. ROME - It's a new Da Vinci code but this time it could be for real. An Italian musician and computer technician claims to have uncovered musical notes encoded in Leonardo Da Vinci's "Last Supper," raising the possibility that the Renaissance genius might ha …
Musical Code Found in Da Vinci Painting - AOL NewsAn Italian musician and computer technician claims to have uncovered musical notes encoded in Leonardo Da Vinci's "Last Supper," raising the possibility that the Renaissance genius might have left behind a somber composition to accompany the scene depicted in the 15th-century wal …
Da Vinci's 'Last Supper' goes online"MILAN, Italy - Can't get to Milan to see Leonardo Da Vinci's masterpiece "The Last Supper?" As of Saturday, all you need is an Internet connection.
Solved: Why Mona Lisa doesn't have eyebrowsSecond only to the mystery of her enigmatic smile is another question that has long fascinated art experts: what happened to Mona Lisa's eyebrows? A Parisian engineer who has dedicated 3,000 hours to examining Leonardo Da Vinci's famous portrait now claims to have the answer.
Police seize £30m stolen da Vinci in law firm raidDetectives arrested four men yesterday when they recovered a stolen £30m Leonardo da Vinci painting in a raid on the offices of a prestigious law firm.
Da Vinci's Ad Lib Painting Style RevealedLeonardo da Vinci did not mix colors on a palette, but directly on the canvas he was painting, Italian researchers have found.
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