Leonardo da Vinci

Scientists discover six living male descendants of Leonardo da Vinci

DNA testing confirmed the genetic continuity of the male line within the da Vinci family.

 The National Gallery of Art Ginevra de' Benci by Leonardo da Vinci Washington DC.
 A recreation of the painting of the Mona Lisa. Illustration.

Leonardo da Vinci's secret passages discovered beneath Sforza Castle

 The Mona Lisa, by Leonardo da Vinci. One of the most famous paintings in the world. (Illustrative)

Has the Mona Lisa's great mystery been solved after 500 years?

 LEFT: Leonardo da Vinci's first rendition of "the Virgin of the Rocks," painted between 1483-1486 RIGHT: His second rendition of the painting, completed around 1508.

Are the anatomical errors in Da Vinci's 'Virgin of the Rocks' intentional?


Leonardo da Vinci's heritage may have been unlocked by newly found document

A professor from the University of Naples has found that da Vinci's mother may have been a freed enslaved woman.

Portrait of Leonardo da Vinci (from Characaturas by Leonardo da Vinci, from Drawings by Wincelslaus Hollar, out of the Portland Museum)

New study examines Leonardo da Vinci's experiments on gravity

Leonardo da Vinci's understanding of gravity, while not entirely accurate, was ahead of its time and was 97% accurate.

 Leonardo Da Vinci.

Leonardo da Vinci's bubble paradox popped - study

Until recently, even modern scientists and mathematicians were at an impasse trying to quantitatively describe the upward movement of bubbles. 

 Leonardo Da Vinci.

How did Leonardo Da Vinci draw the vagina?

The famed intimate anatomical illustration by Leonardo Da Vinci is missing a crucial part. Can you guess what it is?

 Uomo Vitruviano Vitruvian Man 1492 Leonardo Da Vinci.

Parashat Va’erah: Contrasting households

On the moral plane, the Torah taught the world how to see. That remains our responsibility, our struggle and our task.

‘Hand of God in Exodus and the Crossing of the Red Sea,’ wall painting from the Dura-Europas synagogue in Syria

Latest twist in ‘Salvator Mundi’ painting case again aims to target Saudi

The story has taken a new turn and it leads to questions about why “intelligence” officials had accused MBS of buying a painting that may have been tainted by disputed authenticity.

Christie's unveils Leonardo da Vinci's 'Salvator Mundi' at Christie's New York on October 10, 2017 in New York City.

‘Leonardo da Vinci: The First Start-Up Entrepreneur’

A new exhibit called Leonardo da Vinci: The First Start-Up Entrepreneur just opened in Jerusalem and you can visit until October.

Self-portarait of Leonardo da Vinci, 1510-1515

Paris in the fall

Verdi, Mozart, El Greco and Leonardo provide a plethora of music and art.

René Pape as King Philip and Vitalij Kowaljow as the Grand Inquisitor in Verdi’s Don Carlo

Stepping inside the mind: Da Vinci and the world of the human brain

Da Vinci, born in 1452, made “discoveries” throughout his life that, in most cases, reemerged and were published by researchers around 200 years after his death.

LEARN ABOUT Leonardo via interactive mechanics systems with weights and ropes; a pulley illustrates the amount of force directed from an object.

Bloomfield Museum in Jerusalem celebrates Leonardo's 500th anniversary

Italian Renaissance icon Leonardo Da Vinci was a visionary man, an artist, a scientist. The year 2019 marks the 500th anniversary of his death.

‘LEONARDO DA VINCI: 500 The First Start-Up Man.’

Da Vinci and Godunov

A fantastic exhibit of drawings and an unforgettable operatic experience in London.

‘LEONARDO DA VINCI: 500 The First Start-Up Man.’