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The Artist, the Philosopher and the Warrior, By Paul Strathern
Sunday 29 March 2009
A gifted historical novelist struggles to unify this account of Leonardo, Machiavelli and a Borgia
Seen the 'Mona Lisa'? Check out 'Moaner Lisa'
Thursday 12 February 2009
Chinese artist's parody of the great painting is now on exhibit in the Louvre
After Da Vinci, readers rush to unravel the secrets of Shakespeare
Friday 11 April 2008
Ever since Dan Brown wrote The Da Vinci Code, blending the world of Renaissance art with a fast-paced murder mystery, countless authors have attempted to replicate his success, and failed.
Miles Kington Remembered: Da Vinci's secret life as a moth, and other reincarnations
Wednesday 20 February 2008
11 september 1991
Look beyond Italy to the glories of Spanish art, broadcasters urged
Saturday 26 January 2008
From Kenneth Clark's Civilisation to Alan Yentob on Leonardo da Vinci, when it comes to great art, television keeps on returning to the Italian Renaissance.
Cameron raises possibility of terraces again
Thursday 01 February 2007
Terraces could return to football grounds under a Tory government, David Cameron said yesterday.
Adam Sandler: I'm a millionaire moron
Friday 22 September 2006
Despite being one of Hollywood's richest actors, Adam Sandler knows how to keep his feet on the ground.
Was Sandi Thom's effortless rise just too good to be true?
Tuesday 30 May 2006
It was the stuff of modern fairy tales. A talented but obscure singer becomes an overnight success after she starts performing to thousands of people via an internet webcam in the basement of her London home. But after it was announced on Sunday that Sandi Thom had reached No 2 in the charts with her debut single "I wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair)", she found herself the victim of the flip-side of the World Wide Web.
THE INDEPENDENT BOOK GROUP: A love story, for crying out loud
Friday 04 February 2005
A science-fiction novel reduced our book group members to tears. CHRISTINA PATTERSON reports on an emotional month
Science backs Old Masters versus Hockney in 'tracing' row
Sunday 23 January 2005
Historians hit back at David Hockney's claim that Renaissance artists used optical instruments to create their masterpieces
Euro stars ready to take that major step forward
Sunday 26 September 2004
Langer backs his glorious golfers to convert international success into individual prestige
A 500-year birthday celebration for David
Wednesday 08 September 2004
The city of Florence is throwing a birthday party today for its most popular son, Michelangelo's giant nude statue of David.
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Breaking: Soldier killed in Woolwich machete attack named as Drummer Lee Rigby
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'Sickening, deluded and unforgivable': Horrific attack brings terror to London’s streets
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Grace Dent: I’m not sure how these people can avoid being called ‘bigots’. And the more ‘civilised’, the worse they are
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Woolwich murder: They killed, then they performed - these men should be starved of our attention
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Woolwich attack: The EDL will seek to exploit this evil crime for their own evil ends
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