TORONTO - This year’s theme of Italy missing out continues with the country’s latest absence from the Cannes Film Festival ...

Researcher Silvano Vinceti, chairman of the Italian national committee for cultural heritage, says he's discerned the letters "LV" — "obviously Leonardo's initials" — on the Mona Lisa's right pupil.

Calimero, a chick covered in soot who is no longer recognised by his mother, was hatched in an animated advertisement on Italian television in 1963. Ever since he has been moaning about his fate: ...

The Reverend Paolo Venturelli never gets too close when he visits Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper. The Dominican friar prefers to stand away from the wall where it was painted, on the opposite ...

MILAN — The Rev. Paolo Venturelli never gets too close when he visits Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper.” The Dominican friar prefers to stand away from the wall where it was painted, on the ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

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

Leonardo mural in Milan will briefly open to public during restoration amid 2026 Winter Olympics. Visitors can climb scaffolding to see Sforza Castle’s Sala delle Asse paintings up close for five ...

The Sforza Castle, in the heart of Milan. C. BARAGGI / DE AGOSTINI PICTURE LIBRARY / BRIDGEMAN IMAGES When promoting archaeological research, a touch of legend never hurts. Since early 2025, ...

Among Leonardo da Vinci’s writing and journals, one note in particular reveals his genius: his desire to paint “Man, and the intention of his mind.” Da Vinci’s constant search for new ways to reveal ...

This story is a collaboration with Biography.com. Researchers at MIT have proven Leonardo da Vinci correct yet again, this time involving his design for what would have been a revolutionary bridge ...

More than five centuries ago, a small number of style icons used flamboyant, luxurious looks to give them influence and power during a turbulent period of Italian history. Renaissance Italy was home ...