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The theft that made the 'Mona Lisa' the world's most famous painting

The Mona Lisa was not famous until it was stolen from the Louvre in 1911. The theft and extensive media coverage turned the painting into a global icon. This event demonstrates how attention, not just artistic quality, can create widespread recognition. The painting's absence made people want to see it,…

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Quote of the day by Leonardo da Vinci: 'The greatest deception men suffer is from...' - life lessons on self-awareness, avoiding self-deception through critical thinking and why you can’t trust your own thoughts by The Mona Lisa and The Last Supper artist

Quote of the day by Leonardo da Vinci: The renowned Renaissance artist and thinker, cautioned against the perils of personal opinions. He believed our own beliefs can be the greatest deception, distorting reality. The article emphasizes the importance of questioning our viewpoints. This encourages intellectual humility, leading to clearer thinking…

The Economic Times

The Mona Lisa likely ‘put on weight in pregnancy’ – why it could change doctors’ views on obesity

Learning about art history could help counter stigma around being overweight

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Art history ‘could help medics be less judgmental when it comes to obesity’

Obesity was viewed as a sign of wealth for centuries, and future art may depict gaunt faces caused by rapid weight loss from GLP-1 drugs.

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Auction Expert Breaks Down The 20 Rarest Historical Treasures Ever Sold In History

What drives someone to spend $80 million on a centuries-old ceramic bowl? Or millions more on a faded manuscript, a single jewel, or a fragile piece of paper preserved through history? These extraordinary auction prices are not simply about wealth, they reflect the moments when humanity collectively decides that certain…

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85 Times People Snapped Pics So Beautiful They Ended Up In “Accidental Renaissance” (New Pics)

It starts with a simple click—no planning, no perfect setup, just a moment captured in passing. Most photos fade into camera rolls, forgotten over time. But every now and then, something unexpected happens. A play of light, a perfect angle, or pure coincidence turns an ordinary shot into something that…

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‘It’s like witnessing a Renoir or Matisse painting coming to life’: readers’ favourite trips in France

From Normandy to Provence, our readers enjoy great art, architecture and outdoor activities in France

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"We let John take this out and beat it up for a while. This is about as robust a unit as we can make – because it needed to be”: Inside Fender’s B-Bender revival – and the making of its very first in-house design

Fender’s Chief Engineer Tim Shaw lifts the lid on the making of the John Osborne Telecaster, the challenges around creating a B-Bender for a heavy-handed player, and the freedom that comes with designing hardware in-house

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“Think You’re Good With Faces?”: Try To Name Einstein, Mandela, And 28 More Famous Icons

Could you name Leonardo da Vinci just from a picture? We’re about to put your confidence to the test.In this quiz, you’ll see 30 photos of famous people from all kinds of fields – scientists, political leaders, artists, actors, singers, and writers. Sometimes you might remember only the first name…

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At the convent of Leonardo’s 'Last Supper,' Dominican friars still live, pray and welcome visitors

The Dominican convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan is best known as the home of Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper.”

The Independent UK

Hockney scrolls through Bayeux, Brideshead gets revisited and Stubbs leads the field – the week in art

A spectacular record of a year in Normandy, the photogenic buildings of Sir John Vanbrugh and extraordinary paintings of horses

The Guardian - UK

Can we design sports shoes that don’t squeak? Here’s what the science says

The unofficial soundtrack of every basketball, squash or hard-court tennis match is the constant high-pitched squeak or shreak of the players’ shoes. But can this squeak be designed out of them while retaining the grip?

The Conversation

My cultural awakening: Leonardo da Vinci made me rethink surgery – I’ve since mended more than 3,000 hearts

For one heart surgeon, seeing the Renaissance artist’s anatomical drawings gave him a natural understanding of the body that was often overlooked in modern medical science

The Guardian - UK

Michelangelo hated painting the Sistine Chapel – and never aspired to be a painter to begin with

When a 5-inch-by-4-inch red chalk drawing of a woman’s foot by Michelangelo sold at auction for US$27.2 million on Feb. 5, 2026, it blew past the $1.5 million to $2 million it was expected to receive.

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The Guardian view on the funding crisis at the National Gallery: the public should not pay the price

Editorial: Financial difficulties at one of the UK’s most prestigious institutions are a sign of the times. But maintaining free access to great art must be a priority

The Times of India

El Salvador’s Mona Lisa gets a colourful makeover in a 13‑metre mural made from recycled caps

A new Mona Lisa has appeared in El Salvador. But this isn’t Leonardo da Vinci’s original. Instead, it seems a local twist has been added, in more ways than one. A towering 13-metre mural now dominates a building in Zacamil, a working-class area of San Salvador. And it’s made entirely…

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Glory for Gaudí, poems for Doig and a giant show for Beatriz González – the week in art

Catalonia’s most celebrated son kicks off his centenary in style, Derek Walcott energises his friend Doig and the Colombian great gets her first UK retrospective

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The Madrid Codices: Leonardo da Vinci's treasure trove digitised by Spain's National Library

On 13 February 1967, the Spanish National Library announced the discovery of the Madrid I and II codices, two manuscripts by Leonardo da Vinci that had remained poorly catalogued for more than a century. But they are being digitised to make them accessible to the public.

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Milan's nightly Olympic cauldron light show draws thousands to Arch of Peace

Thousands gather each evening in Milan to watch a sound-and-light show at the Olympic cauldron inspired by Leonardo da Vinci’s geometric studies

The Conversation

What a Renaissance plate reveals about a woman who shaped literary history

The expression is: “handed to you on a silver plate”. But a recent breakthrough came to me on a painted ceramic one. Following the clues on that plate led me to solve a small historical puzzle: who once owned a Renaissance manuscript now held in Paris.

The Independent UK

JD Vance among VIPs allowed to see The Last Supper as tourists are turned away

Access to Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘The Last Supper’ was closed for three and a half days

The Independent UK

Olympics opening ceremony in Milan was lacking snow, but tiny winter wonderland was on its sidelines

The Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Milan on Friday dazzled with highlights like a Leonardo da Vinci-inspired cauldron and Mariah Carey singing in Italian

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Watch the first episode of Amazon Prime's surreal new animation for free

Il Baracchino was animated entirely in Blender.

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How Leonardo Da Vinci will be honoured at Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

The Olympic cauldrons will pay homage to Leonardo Da Vinci

The Independent UK

Olympic visitors to Milan get a rare chance to glimpse restoration of a long-hidden Leonardo gem

Milan cultural officials are allowing visitors to view a long-hidden wall painting by Leonardo da Vinci while restoration work continues

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