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So, she truly was Leonardo's labour of love
Sunday 15 April 2012
The discovery of another version of da Vinci's masterpiece shows that La Gioconda took him 16 years to paint
Gunther von Hagens presents Crucifix for Easter
Friday 06 April 2012
It’s a gory portrayal of the crucifixion, created from casts of human bone and blood vessels, which looks certain to offend Easter church-goers. But Dr Gunther von Hagens, the controversial anatomist, insists that his latest work is not blasphemous but a true expression of Christian values.
Why we’re starting to warm up to the idea of Assassin’s Creed 3
Thursday 22 March 2012
A fresh numerical start and a new land to explore are just two of the reasons why we're getting excited.
News to get in a flap about
Thursday 22 March 2012
It was a shaky video of such an astonishing feat that it was hard to imagine it wasn’t an act of computer-generated viral marketing. In a clip that had been viewed more than a million times by last night, a Dutch hobbyist appeared to have succeeded where Da Vinci and generations of dreamers had failed – and flown like a bird.
Mona Lisa copy was painted by Leonardo's pupil
Thursday 02 February 2012
The Mona Lisa at the Prado in Madrid was thought to be just another fine copy, with added eyebrows and an odd black background.
Mona Lisa's 'twin sister' is discovered – 500 years late
Thursday 02 February 2012
Sensational find in Madrid's Prado museum rewrites the history of art
Arts review of 2011 - Visual Art: Calm down – it's just another Leonardo...
Sunday 18 December 2011
Beyond the overbearing and clunking blockbusters, the year's best shows were far-flung, small and perfectly formed
Why's a show like you in a space like this?
Wednesday 07 December 2011
The Leonardo exhibition deserves better than the National Gallery's basement, says Simon Tait
Leonardo: What’s a show like you doing in a space like this?
Tuesday 06 December 2011
Leonardo da Vinci deserves better than the National Gallery’s basement,
Leonardo da Vinci, Painter at the Court of Milan, National Gallery, London
Sunday 13 November 2011
Revisionists, novelists, conspiracy theorists...all are banished in the National Gallery's clear-sighted assessment of Da Vinci's boundless talent
Tim Walker: With a work rate this slow, no wonder Leonardo was good
Saturday 12 November 2011
Tales from the Water Cooler: The painter's patron must have felt like Abramovich waiting for Torres to score
A chance to see the masterpiece that once sold for £45
Sunday 06 November 2011
Valued at £126m and billed as one of the most controversial art finds of the century, Salvator Mundi will be unveiled this week at the National Gallery.
FSA clamps down on international 'spoofing'
Friday 02 September 2011
A number of firms have had assets frozen as part of the Financial Services Authority's drive to clamp down on market manipulation.
Loan of fragile Da Vinci sketch draws criticism
Saturday 20 August 2011
Art experts have criticised plans by the National Gallery to move a fragile drawing by Leonardo da Vinci after it emerged that the institution's own conservators have warned that the work will never be fit to travel.
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