The Italian Renaissance artist created groundbreaking depictions of humans at a time when the inner workings of the body ...

SA The mere mention of Leonardo da Vinci evokes genius. We know him as a polymath whose interests spanned astronomy, geology ...

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 ...

In 2025, the world of art publishing offers a remarkable lineup of books that invite readers to explore the lives and ...

It’s simply a contraction of “ma donna,” or “my lady” in Italian — like saying Madam Lisa in English. Some alternatives: Mona Lisa was Leonardo’s mother or some other Italian noblewoman or a disguised ...

A 25-year-old visual artist from Brooklyn has been making waves in the Pretoria arts scene with his thought-provoking and emotionally charged works.

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In her debut novel The Berry Pickers, Canadian author Amanda Peters tells the gripping stories of Ruthie, a four-year-old ...

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President Emmanuel Macron announced plans to alleviate crowds at the Paris museum and to charge higher fees for visitors from ...

With Unholy Kingdom, Malise Ruthven offers a damning exposé of Mohammed Bin Salman’s regime, its bloodshed and its corruption ...

Named after the Italian painter Leonardo da Vinci because his mother felt him ... Directed by Danny Boyle and based on the book by Alex Garland, The Beach follows an American backpacker (Leonardo ...