Leonardo Da Vinci

The First Word On 'Django Unchained' Is...

The Huffington Post | Christopher Rosen | Posted 05.21.2012

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Just another reason to be jealous about the fact that you aren't at the 65th annual Cannes Film Festival: The Weinstein Company debuted footage from t...

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The Images That Precipitated The Notorious 'Time' Cover

Posted 05.14.2012

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By now we are almost certain you have all seen the controversial breastfeeding cover of "Time" magazine, which features a 26-year old mother with her ...

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Leonardo Da Vinci's Legacy

Posted 05.02.2012

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Most of us know the Leonardo's famous works by now. From the "Last Supper" to the "Vitruvian Man" and, of course, the "Mona Lisa", Leonardo's masterpi...

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Controversial Da Vinci Unveiled At Louvre Thursday

AP | By THOMAS ADAMSON | Posted 05.28.2012

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PARIS -- An intense and controversial restoration of the last great work by Leonardo da Vinci goes before the public Thursday at the Louvre Museum, re...

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Da VInci Masterpiece Aging, Tests Show

AP | MONIKA SCISLOWSKA | Posted 05.26.2012

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WARSAW, Poland — Bark beetles and old age have damaged Leonardo da Vinci's 15th-century painting "Lady with an Ermine," but the masterpiece is s...

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The Art World's Unsolved Mysteries

MutualArt | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Exit Through the Gift Shop, Mona Lisa, Vincent Van Gogh, Degas, Whitey Bulger, Banksy, Huguette Clark, Leonardo Da Vinci, Arts News

Murder, theft, and hidden identity describe just a few mysteries confounding the art world. The business side of Art can get messy, especially when the stakes are high. How did a billionaire legally "steal" a $10 million painting?

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The Week In Art

Posted 03.17.2012

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Hello again readers! We had an action-packed week, filled with office supplies, ghost sightings and a pop portrait of Lord Voldemort. It was a doozy.....

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The First Findings In Lost Leonardo Search

AP | ANNALISA CAMILLI and FRANCES D'EMILIO | Posted 05.12.2012

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FLORENCE, Italy (Associated Press) — Researchers may have discovered traces of a lost mural by Leonardo da Vinci by poking a probe through cracks in...

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What Scientists Can Learn From Ballet

Sylvie Leotin | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Embryology, C. H. Waddington, Choreography, Inspiration, Art Meets Science, Dr. Root-Bernstein, Leonardo Da Vinci, Sylvie Leotin, Ballet, Dance, Barbara McClintock, John Cairns, Scientists, Science News

Scientists attending a dance performance will undoubtedly relate to the physicality and geometry of dance. The movement through time, the geometry of interactions, the symmetry of the lines, the balance of the bodies. All these have parallels in the physical interactions that occur in every science, from astronomy and physics, to chemistry and biology.

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'Mona Lisa' Copy Draws Big Crowds

AP | By CIARAN GILES | Posted 04.22.2012

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MADRID -- Crowds gathered Tuesday at Madrid's Prado Museum to view a copy of the "Mona Lisa" for the first time since restoration revealed it was almo...

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Blockbuster Leonardo Exhibition To Be Shown In Theaters

Posted 02.16.2012

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The recent Leonardo Da Vinci exhibition at the National Gallery was regaled as the most comprehensive exhibition of his works ever -- truly the ultima...

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Mona Lisa Copy Shocks The Art World

AP | By DANIEL WOOLLS | Posted 04.03.2012

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MADRID -- A "Mona Lisa" copy owned by Spain's Prado Museum was almost certainly painted by one of Leonardo da Vinci's apprentices alongside the master...

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WATCH: How You Can Get A Leonardo da Vinci-Designed Handbag

The Huffington Post | Jessica Misener | Posted 01.19.2012

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Leonardo da Vinci, that literal Renaissance man, is famous for his anatomical studies and, you know, a painting or two. But fashion-minded historia...

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Leonardo Da Vinci Restoration At The Louvre Stirs Up Controversy

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 12.28.2011

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A painting by Leonardo da Vinci has been cleaned for presentation -- but did the Louvre ruin the original in the process? According to the Guardian...

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PHOTOS: The Week In Art

Posted 02.08.2012

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This week on HuffPost Arts, we were scolded by Kevin Spacey as Richard III, saw Frank Lloyd Wright's dark side and possibly found a long-lost Da Vinci...

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WATCH: Leonardo Da Vinci: The Movie

Posted 12.08.2011

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In an age of crossovers, it seems like artists of every medium eventually transitions over to the big screen. The latest manifestation of this trend? ...

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WATCH: Do You See These Hidden Animals In The Mona Lisa?

Posted 12.08.2011

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The Mona Lisa has puzzled viewers for over 500 years with her enigmatic smile... but has her coy grin only been a distraction for Da Vinci's real myst...

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Why Leonardo Thought He Wasn't Good Enough

Christina Patterson | Posted 01.14.2012

Read More: London, National Gallery, Art, Youth, Samuel Beckett, Leonardo Da Vinci, Beauty, Genius, Arts News

You'd have thought that someone who seemed to spend most of his time looking for excuses not to paint, and who finished only about 15 paintings in his whole lifetime, might not be all that good at it. But you would, of course, be wrong.

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"Is This The Greatest Art Exhibition Ever?"

AP/The Huffington Post | By JILL LAWLESS/The Huffington Post | Posted 01.08.2012

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LONDON -- It has masterpieces, media frenzy, a contested gem -- everything but the "Mona Lisa." London's latest blockbuster art show confirms Leonardo...

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Leonardo Da Vinci, TV Superhero

ARTINFO | Posted 12.26.2011

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In his biography of Leonardo da Vinci, the Oxford scholar Martin Kemp points out that the artist -- today considered a paragon of productivity -- was ...

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WATCH: Greenpeace's Giant Melting Statue

Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Melting Ice, The Virtuvian Man, Ice Sheets, Leonardo Da Vinci, Da Vinci, Arctic Ice Sheets, Eco Art, Earth Art, Ecological Awareness, John Quigley, Greenpeace, Global Warming, Arts News

Our ecological decisions contribute to the dwindling of sea ice worldwide, and Greenpeace is determined to fight this lying down. A huge reproduct...

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Strike Puts Major Leonardo Da Vinci Exhibit In Danger

The Observer | Dalya Alberge | Posted 12.10.2011

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The National Gallery in London is facing the prospect of major strike disruption during next month's Leonardo da Vinci blockbuster exhibition, the Obs...

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Mystery Of Long-Lost Da Vinci Painting Takes Surprising Turn

Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Art Auction, Forgery, Leonardo Da Vinci, Martin Kemp, Da Vinci, UK Arts, New York, Leonardo Fake, Da Vinci Mystery, Controversy, Long Lost Da Vinci, Auction, La Bella Principessa, Da Vinci Fake, Christies, Fake, Arts News

In 1998, a vellum-sheet portrait sold for £11,400 at Christie's. Today, the bidder who bailed at £11,399 is kicking himself. This painting, thought...

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Astoria Characters: The Man Who Isn't Dave

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 11.27.2011

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There are some truths that are hard to take. This is one of them. There is no Santa Claus. And there is no Dave at Dave's Shoes.

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Da Vinci Hunt Film To Star Vin Diesel

ARTINFO | Posted 11.16.2011

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For years, a faction of scholars have maintained that "The Battle of Anghiari," a missing fresco by Leonardo da Vinci, still exists, hidden beneath an...

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