Whilst taking down the The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne from its mounting in The Louvre, a curator noticed two hitherto unseen drawings on the back. picked by pocksucket 11 months ago 5 comments edit related share plime.com |
A Italian state-television presenter says he has discovered in one of Leonardo Da Vinci's notebooks a tiny sketch that could be a self-portrait of the Italian Renaissance master. picked by suebe 9 months ago 2 comments edit related share arts |
Can't get to Milan to see Leonardo Da Vinci's masterpiece "The Last Supper?" As of Saturday, all you need is an Internet connection. The image is 16 billion pixels — 1,600 times stronger than the images taken with the typical 10 million pixel digital camera. picked by wags273 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share arts |
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (April 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519) was an Italian polymath: architect, anatomist, sculptor, engineer, inventor, mathematician, musician, and painter. He has been described as the archetype of the “Renaissance man”, a man infinitely curious and equally inventive. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest painters of all time. picked by Betmenko 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share technology |
A painter fascinated with The Da Vinci Code committed suicide after becoming convinced "they" were coming to get her for what she knew. picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago 12 comments edit related share plime.com |
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The relic has inspired generations of pilgrims who have flocked to see what they believe is the face of the crucified Jesus. But it has also provoked bitter controversy after scientists carbon-dated it to the Middle Ages. 2 comments edit related share plime.comInteresting idea but I doubt it. picked by DerAlt 5 months ago |
The iPhone as designed by Leonardo da Vinci picked by dcrepko 10 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
A new storm is brewing in the world of Da Vinci theorists after a mysterious group claimed it has used mirrors to uncover hidden biblical images in some of the great master’s most famous works. Amazingly, God looks like Darth Vader to me. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago 26 comments edit related share arts |
The newly revealed painting, hidden for almost a century within the wood wall of a private library, shows a portrait of a half-naked woman with clear links to the famous (and clothed) Mona Lisa. 0 comments edit related share plime.comDetails indicate that it is presumed to be a true Renaissance painting, and a possible DaVinci picked by bingo 5 months ago |
An Italian musician and computer technician claims to have uncovered musical notes encoded in Leonardo Da Vinci's "Last Supper," raising the possibility that the Renaissance genius might have left behind a somber composition to accompany the scene depicted in the 15th-century wall painting. picked by Moe 2 years ago 4 comments edit related share arts |
This is absolutely amazing. The vision of someone who can "see" Leonardo DaVinci in nails is just astounding... picked by Mershaullk 2 years ago 3 comments edit related share arts |
Various parodies of DaVinci's Last Supper. picked by LatueOfStiberty 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share arts |