An underground tunnel network long rumored thanks to drawings by Leonardo da Vinci under Milan’s Sforza Castle are proven to exist. Ground-penetrating radar and laser scanning revealed that the ...

These tales gained further intrigue from the legendary Leonardo da Vinci, whose drawings hinted at the existence of such underground networks. Now, a team of researchers used advanced ground ...

The mere mention of Leonardo da Vinci evokes genius ... Creating detailed anatomical drawings required precise sketching skills and the ability to accurately depict the structures being studied.

His mother was a 16-year-old peasant girl called Caterina di Meo Lippi, and his father was Ser Piero da Vinci ... did contain drawings, but these were basic and unrealistic. Leonardo advanced ...

researchers have discovered a series of secret tunnels—passageways once sketched by the Renaissance artist and scientist Leonardo da Vinci and traversed by a widower sick with grief.

The French president announced last week an extensive overhaul of the legendary museum, including a dedicated gallery for Leonardo’s masterpiece and a new entrance and exit that would take advantage ...

The mere mention of Leonardo da Vinci evokes genius. We know him as a polymath whose interests spanned astronomy ... where studying the human form was crucial for achieving realistic depictions.

artists like Leonardo da Vinci and Donato Bramante were invited to paint frescoes in the castle. Da Vinci personally painted the frescoes in the Sala delle Asse, or “room of wooden panels,” which ...