By: Tom Gurney | 2010-03-26 | Photography The Mona Lisa remains probably the most well known painting ever to have been created, and sits proudly amongst the great achievements of Leonardo Da Vinci, which stretched beyond just art. This article brings together useful information on the Mona Lisa and offers an insight into the painting in a concise manner which can be browsed through efficiently. read more
By: Ton Pascal | 2012-04-27 | Humanities Leonardo was born out of wedlock, on April 15 1452, in farmhouse near Vince, Italy. To save his reputation, after Leonardo’s birth, his father, Ser Pierro d’Antonio, arranged for Leonardo’s mother to marry a poor peasant. Neglect, rejection and the lack of familial support were very much part of Leonardo’s upbringing, a far cry from a happy childhood. read more
By: Ton Pascal | 2012-05-16 | Humanities Even knowing that his birthright situation, being illegitimate, was then a common occurrence, Leonardo had a hard time accepting this humiliating heritage. It was 1467 and Leonardo had just turned fifteen. His birth father immediately arranged for him to relocate, and placed Leonardo to work as an apprentice with a local, well known, Master painter. This was the final blow to Leonardo’s ego. read more
By: John Stevens | 2010-04-14 | Humor It could be said that the Mona Lisa is the greatest art work of famous painter Leonardo da Vinci. It is also definitely one of the most popular paintings worldwide and has been the center of many arti read more
By: Mark Feldman | 2010-03-11 | Art Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (April 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519) was one of the great masters of the Italian Renaissance. In addition to being a painter and sculptor, he was also an accomplished scientist, architect and engineer. Leonardo's paintings continued to influence Italian artists well after his death and two of his paintings, the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper are perhaps the most famou read more
By: annphilip | 2012-01-28 | Self publishing History tells us that Leonardo completed his much beloved painting in 1503, after working on it for nearly four years. May be the pains behind the painting made it his most favorite one, among his three great portraits of women. read more
By: Ton pascal | 2012-04-16 | Humanities Leonardo da Vinci never went to school. He was a self-taught man. I think that Leonardo had a kind of autistic condition. From a very early age his works show a recognition and understanding of the basic laws of physics concerning time and space, a subject little known until then. Leonardo’s ideas, expressed in his backward writing, and looking like a secret code, were almost illegible to most r read more
By: Mark Traston | 2010-03-18 | Art Mona Lisa is perhaps the most popular painting in the world. It is the most frequently discussed work of art and a leading model of the various artistic techniques. The great Italian artist and inventor, Leonardo da Vinci, painted Mona Lisa. The painting has been the subject of extensive debates worldwide. Such discussions have widened even more the tremendous popularity of Mona Lisa. read more
By: Martyn Davis | 2010-01-26 | Travel & Leisure The Louvre was originally a royal palace that was built on the site of an old castle and added to by different Kings, but with the construction of Chateau de Versailles it became obsolete and was then read more
By: alam.md | 2010-12-12 | Art Who was that Lady which led to drawing the famous Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vindi ? Different researchers proposed various theories regarding the solution of this painting. Still it is an enigma. Very soon its solution will come out. read more
By: Mona Lisa Code | 2012-01-02 | Humanities Mystery-solver Scott Lund Identifies Images of Childbirth Cult Site in Da Vinci's Survey Line Between Vatican and Lake Nemi. read more
By: Jim Mark | 2010-03-26 | Destinations Mona Lisa at Musée du Louvre – and a Seine dinner cruise Here the world famous Leonardo da Vinci's painting Mona Lisa welcomes you. There are many other famous masterpieces which one can see here. During the evening time you can have a cruise on the River Seine and enjoy the beauty and serenity of the place. read more
By: Bernard Shoe | 2011-11-27 | Painting It seems that we’ve found all possible masterpieces of famous artists and sculptors. But from time to time life brings us surprises. And even paintings that were considered to be ruined, destroyed and lost appear in the most unpredictable way. Recently one of the most famous Leonardo da Vinci’s works was founded. It is a painting of Jesus Christ “Salvador Mundi.” read more
By: Melanie Light | 2010-03-18 | Automotive Leonardo da Vinci, born in 1492 at a Tuscan farmhouse in Anchiano, Italy, is an polymath: painter, scientist, musician, inventor, engineer, etc. He is widely considered one of the greatest painters of all time. His life and bio is always an interested subject to public and mass media. read more