A rare portrait by Bernardino de’ Conti, a peer of Leonardo da Vinci, set a record at Sotheby's Master Paintings auction.

The Mona Lisa continues to captivate the world with its secrets. Every new study raises more questions than answers, keeping ...

One of the most written-about Renaissance artists, da Vinci may also be among the most poorly understood.

Explore Leonardo da Vinci's most famous works like the Mona Lisa, as well as his drawings and unfinished works. In 1517, Leonardo showed a visitor a portrait of Lisa del Giocondo, the wife of a ...

I remember when, as a child, I fought my way to the front of a queue of sweaty tourists in the Louvre, only to be pulled aside by a security guard who mistook my enthusiasm for malign intent. When I ...

Among the multiple masterpieces given a scrupulous examination in “Leonardo da Vinci” is “Lady With ... the duke of Milan, and a portrait of Cecilia Gallerani, the teenage daughter of ...