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DNA Testing Could Reveal Mona Lisa's Identity

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 04/29/2014 - 03:43

Who provided the inspiration for the world’s most famous painting, Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa? There have been different theories, none confirmed. One says…

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Last chance to See Precious Tavola Doria at Uffizi Gallery

by Silvia Donati | Sun, 03/30/2014 - 02:15

Visitors to Florence should not miss the opportunity to admire the Tavola Doria before it departs for Japan for the next four years. The Tavola Doria is a…

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Three of the Greatest Italian Artworks of All Time

by Silvia Donati | Sun, 03/30/2014 - 02:00

Art critic Jonathan Jones recently named his 10 favorite artworks of all time for the British newspaper The Guardian. Not surprisingly, at least 3 are Italian…

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Precious Historic Documents on View at Palazzo Pitti

by Silvia Donati | Mon, 02/10/2014 - 09:40

Drawings by Michelangelo and Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci’s baptism certificate, as well as texts featuring his notes, a lecture by Galileo on Dante’s Inferno –…

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Interactive Multimedia Exhibit Uncovers Leonardo's World

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 01/24/2014 - 01:15

The Republic of San Marino is hosting “Leonardo3 - The World of Leonardo,” an exhibition dedicated to the Renaissance genius, his visions and projects, that…

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Request to Bring Mona Lisa to Italy Is Denied

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 01/07/2014 - 04:24

An attempt to bring the Mona Lisa back to Italy, even if just temporarily, has failed. French Minister of Culture Aurelie Filippetti has denied the request put…

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Leonardo da Vinci's Viola Recreated and Played in Concert

by Silvia Donati | Wed, 11/27/2013 - 06:09

The “viola organista,” an unusual musical instrument invented by Leonardo da Vinci, has been reconstructed by a Polish pianist and presented during a…

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Works by Leonardo Da Vinci on View at the Morgan Library and Museum in New York

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 11/15/2013 - 05:00

Image: Leonardo da Vinci, Head of a Young Woman (Study for the Angel in the ‘Virgin of the Rocks’), 1480s, © Biblioteca Reale, Turin. For the first time in…

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Giant Mona Lisa Made from Dozens of Self-Portraits Installed in London

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 11/07/2013 - 07:00

A giant rendition of the Mona Lisa has been installed on Clapham Common in London after the famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci was named the nation's…

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Leonardo’s Codex On The Flight Of Birds On Show At Smithsonian

by Carol King | Thu, 10/10/2013 - 11:30

Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘Codex on the Flight of Birds’, possibly one of the world’s most famous notebooks, is on show at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space…