Think you know all about the Renaissance master? Take our da Vinci quiz and find out.
Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code" encouraged amateur "symbologists" everywhere to scan their favorite paintings for secret codes -- but the practice has been going on for centuries.
CNN's Nick Glass travels to the Uffizi Gallery to get a better insight into the life and work of Leonardo da Vinci.
There are few historical figures that can compete with Leonardo da Vinci's celebrity. This, despite what little we actually know about him.
A newly discovered painting by Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci has sent shock waves through the art world, prompting speculation that more of his paintings could be as yet undiscovered.
Nick Glass visits the Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan exhibition at the National Gallery in London.
After centuries of neglect, a painting is identified as da Vinci's "Salvator Mundi." Photographs courtesy Robert Simon.
A little earlier this year the art world made an extremely rare discovery -- a painting by Leonardo da Vinci. Only some 15 paintings by Leonardo still exist, including the "Mona Lisa" and "The Last Supper." So, this newly discovered painting -- known as "Salvator Mundi" or "Savior of the World" -- is a truly remarkable find.
Before leaving Italy, she thanked "those who were close, those who prayed for me"
CNN Contributor LZ Granderson says President Obama plays politics on gay marriage to avoid giving critics an issue.
An organization claims they have discovered a sketch dating back to the 1500's that was the work of Leonardo DaVinci.
Just because icons like Albert Einstein and Thomas Edison aren't alive today, doesn't mean their leadership lessons should be forgotten. And since history always repeats itself, there is some career advice that never seems to change.
An art researcher claims Leonardo's male assistant posed for the portrait
Well, we now have a new Republican Speaker of the House and a new year. But how much has really changed?
A researcher claims tiny letters are painted in the eyes of Leonardo da Vinci's enigmatic portrait
A verbal tussle between the ghosts of Leonardo da Vinci and Vincent van Gogh has become a talking point among contemporary art fans.
Christine Romans' new book, "Smart Is the New Rich," aims to help everyday people make smart decisions that will lead to happiness and security.
I've been teaching university students for 50 years, and I can tell when one of my students comes from a home in which "good" parenting takes place.
Scientists have unlocked another Mona Lisa mystery by determining how Leonardo Da Vinci painted her near faultless skin tones.
Home to the Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa and Caravaggio's Death of the Virgin, the Louvre Museum in Paris houses one of the largest art collections on earth.
It's National Robotics Week, a time when students, scientists and others in the technology community celebrate the increasingly important role that real-world robots are playing in our lives.
Think of the origins of that staple of modern life, the cup of coffee, and Italy often springs to mind.
A smudged fingerprint has convinced art experts that a painting thought to have dated back to the early 19th century is the work of revered Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci.
CNN's Randi Kaye shows the media gaggle outside the Forest Lawn cemetery where Jackson will be buried.
Seventy days after his sudden death, Michael Jackson will be interred in what may or may not be his final resting place on Thursday evening.
Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece the "Mona Lisa" was attacked with a mug earlier this month, but the world's most famous painting -- protected by thick glass -- emerged with its enigmatic smile undimmed.
Drawings on the back of a Leonardo da Vinci painting may have been sketched by the Italian Renaissance artist, but only more tests by museum experts will tell.
The Anne Frank House museum said Friday it has restored 52 photographs and images the Jewish teenager pasted on the wall of her room to cheer herself up while hiding from the Nazis
The Loire Valley, two hours southwest of Paris, offers France's greatest array of chateau experiences.
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All professional soccer players, except perhaps for goalkeepers, score at least one great goal during their career. The good strikers, if they're lucky, will score one that goes down in history.
The "Mona Lisa" has long been shrouded in mystery, including one long-standing question about the famous lady: What happened to her eyebrows and eyelashes?
A man working to uncover the original Mona Lisa image says he has proof the Mona Lisa had lashes and eyebrows.
Relatives wailed and others threw red roses during the funeral Thursday for two brothers, killed in a suspected Mafia in Germany slaying that left four other Italians dead.
Toss your "Saving Private Ryan," "Lord of the Rings" and "The Terminator" DVDs into a blender and you'll end up with something like "Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends," a cinematic war game that pits magic-wielding creatures against fierce machines.
Dan Brown's theological scavenger-hunt mystery novel "The Da Vinci Code" may be the pop version of a novel of ideas, but that doesn't mean the ideas don't pop.
You can only begin to appreciate the genius of Dan Brown's "Da Vinci Code" when you try to plow through the turgid knockoffs.
Scientists analyzed the portrait of the Mona Lisa, a woman with famously mixed emotions, hoping to unlock her smile. They applied emotion recognition software that measures a person's mood by examining features such as the curve of the lips and the crinkles around the eyes.
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