Includes a text volume ([4], vii-lx, 219, [1] p. : ill. ; 45 cm.), a notarized colophon sheet ([4] p. : 1 ill., 2 facsims. ; 45 cm.), a facsimile of the recto and verso of a sheet of figure studies ...

It was to be Leonardo da Vinci’s most impressive work yet. In 1483, the Duke of Milan, Ludovico Sforza, commissioned the up-and-coming artist to create a huge bronze statue of a horse, standing over 7 ...

The Ambrosiana Library in Milan is home to a priceless treasure trove: Leonardo da Vinci's largest collection of drawings and writings, the Codex Atlanticus. On his death in 1519, Leonardo bequeathed ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. In light of recent controversies, most folks who care about art know ...

In less than 17 years of institutional life, as the Hammer Museum has grown from orphanhood into contemporary art stardom, director Ann Philbin has won a reputation as a remarkably successful ...

The Codex Atlanticus is one of the most extensive and fascinating collections of Leonardo da Vinci's drawings and writings. Its preservation is a great challenge for scholars and researchers. An ...

A dozen drawings by Leonardo da Vinci will be on view in the U.S. for the first time in a show opening this summer in Washington, D.C. They come from the Codex Atlanticus, the largest collection of ...

A rare avian landed Friday at the National Air and Space Museum. “Leonardo da Vinci’s Codex on the Flight of Birds” will be on display until Oct. 22. Despite the title, “Leonardo, in fact, did not ...

The Galileo Museum's Leonardotheka 2.0 reunites the artist's landmark manuscript with the 550 pages a 16th-century sculptor cut from it. Leonardo da Vinci, A wooden machine for the excavation of a ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

Researchers at the Politecnico di Milan in Italy examined mysterious black stains on a folio of Leonardo da Vinci‘s Codex Atlanticus and confirmed the presence of starch and vinyl glues in the ...