Scientists have turned to artifacts associated with Leonardo da Vinci on a quest to track down the legendary polymath’s ...
Scientists have wanted to study Leonardo da Vinci to see if his genetics hold the key to his genius for years. But there's a ...
Researchers from the University of Maryland, College Park, may have captured ancient DNA from the Italian High Renaissance ...
Researchers working on the Leonardo da Vinci DNA Project believe the Renaissance Man left his DNA on the chalk drawing titled “Holy Child.” ...
Scientists are one step closer to pinpointing fragments of Leonardo da Vinci’s elusive DNA. A team of researchers from the ...
In a first, scientists have extracted DNA from a Renaissance-era drawing attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, but they can't be sure that the genetic material belongs to the Italian polymath. When you ...
Scientists may have recovered Leonardo’s DNA from a disputed red chalk drawing, though authorship remains uncertain. Scientists studying Renaissance-era artworks and documents say they have recovered ...
After analyzing samples taken from a red chalk drawing and letters written by one of Leonardo da Vinci’s cousins, scientists ...
In a nod to the Milan Cortina Olympics, visitors have a rare chance to view Leonardo da Vinci's unfinished painting during ...
It is one of the most tantalising – and entertaining – puzzles in art, stretching from the Louvre to the Loire via, well, Norfolk. And our critic thinks he has just worked it out Increased security ...
Painted by Leonardo da Vinci in the early 16th century, the Mona Lisa is widely believed to portray Lisa Gherardini, a ...