The Leonardo da Vinci exhibition at the Palazzo Reale in Milan – opening last week to coincide with the beginning of the Milan Expo on 1 May – is not to be missed, even if the show misses some … [Read more...] about Milan Expo 2015 – The Leonardo da Vinci exhibition at the Palazzo Reale
Mona Lisa
Closer to finding the Mona Lisa’s skeleton
Italian art experts and archeologists are getting close to identifying the skeleton of the presumed sitter for Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa. It is generally believed that the model was Lisa Del … [Read more...] about Closer to finding the Mona Lisa’s skeleton
Leonardo da Vinci, Painter at the Court of Milan: Exceptional, unmissable, says The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times' Waldemar Januszczak on the National Gallery's star attractions in the Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan exhibition: The show’s central gallery is devoted to another … [Read more...] about Leonardo da Vinci, Painter at the Court of Milan: Exceptional, unmissable, says The Sunday Times
Italian petitioners call for the Mona Lisa’s return to Florence
A group of Italians want the Mona Lisa back in Florence in 2013 and plan to gather 100,000 signatures to back their campaign. The petition for the Louvre to loan the Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece … [Read more...] about Italian petitioners call for the Mona Lisa’s return to Florence
The hunt for Mona Lisa’s tomb will start later this month – and no, it’s not a Dan Brown story
The hunt is set to start for the tomb and possible remains of the model for Leonardo's Mona Lisa in an ex-convent in her home town, Florence. announces Italy's news service ANSA. Giuseppe … [Read more...] about The hunt for Mona Lisa’s tomb will start later this month – and no, it’s not a Dan Brown story
