Leonardo Da Vinci

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Top Leonardo expert backs plan to dismantle Codex Atlanticus

by ITALY | Wed, 10/29/2008 - 04:50

The world's top Leonardo Da Vinci expert on Tuesday spoke out in favour of dismantling a 12-volume collection of work by the Renaissance genius.Commenting on…

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Leonardo fresco hunt to be filmed

by ITALY | Tue, 03/04/2008 - 04:04

The hunt for Leonardo da Vinci's fabled lost fresco is to be filmed, Florentine culture officials announced on Monday. ''We have reached a five-year agreement…

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Leonardo's Anatomy lessons in Milan show

by ITALY | Fri, 12/14/2007 - 06:15

Leonardo da Vinci's fascination with anatomical accuracy is the focus of a new exhibition in Milan's Sforza Castle.The 16th-century complex is hosting a…

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Police hunt Leonardo fingerprints

by ITALY | Wed, 11/28/2007 - 05:54

A police fingerprint unit aims to remove lingering doubts about the authenticity of two paintings attributed to the school of Leonardo da Vinci.The police will…

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Leonardo's last supper undamaged by dust

by ITALY | Mon, 10/29/2007 - 06:21

Milan's culture chief denied on Friday that Leonardo Da Vinci's fresco The Last Supper was being damaged by pollution in the traffic-clogged city.Vittorio…

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Mona Lisa self-portrait

by ITALY | Fri, 09/07/2007 - 03:34

The Mona Lisa is a disguised self-portrait of Leonardo da Vinci, a new book claims.American scholar Lillian Schwartz says in the book, Leonardo's Hidden Face,…

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Hunt for Leonardo fresco back on

by ITALY | Sun, 01/14/2007 - 05:45

The hunt for Leonardo da Vinci's greatest lost fresco is back on. Italian Culture Minister Francesco Rutelli has greenlighted a dig behind a 'secret'…