An underground tunnel network long rumored thanks to drawings by Leonardo da Vinci under Milan’s Sforza Castle are proven to ...

The oldest of the five living heirs, Dalmazio Vinci, 89, has a passion for flight that began with building model aeroplanes, ...

The Leonardo DNA Project, launched in 2016, aims to recover Leonardo’s Y chromosome and reconstruct his genetic profile. More ...

For more than five centuries, Leonardo Da Vinci has been celebrated as a visionary artist, scientist, and inventor, known for ...

Published in a new book, the elaborate family tree goes back to 1331 to Michele, the great-great-great grandfather of the ...

Leonardo da Vinci was the illegitimate son of a notary and a woman whose identity remains shrouded in mystery. He died in ...

In Tuscany, five living descendants of Leonardo da Vinci have been discovered. Scientists have traced their lineage back to ...

Scientists have confirmed Leonardo da Vinci’s bloodline by tracing matching DNA in living male-line descendants.

The Ugly Duchess by Quentin Matsys is an influential painting that has many theories surrounding its intention and meaning.

Leonardo da Vinci alluded to the existence of tunnels under an Italian castle in a painting. Were they merely fictional?

Ginevra de' Benci was a poet famed for her beauty and intellect. But art historians know little about her beyond the writings ...