News about Leonardo Da Vinci, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

It was an almost unthinkable sight: the home to works by Leonardo da Vinci and millennia of civilization’s greatest treasures — paralyzed by the very people tasked with welcoming the world to ...

The Louvre is home to Leonardo Da Vinci's masterpiece the Mona Lisa, but the painting is almost impossible to view because pf the large crowds.

Roughly 20,000 people a day squeeze into the Salle des États, the museum’s largest room, just to snap a selfie with Leonardo da Vinci’s enigmatic woman behind protective glass.

Steve Jobs believed the most successful innovators are those who can both think and do, citing Leonardo da Vinci as an example. This hands-on approach is reflected in companies like Apple and Tesla.

A kind of helicopter design first envisioned by the Renaissance-era Italian polymath Leonardo Da Vinci could help develop quieter and stealthier modern drones, according to a new study. Drones ...

Reproduction of Leonardo da Vinci's 'Vite Aerea' (Aerial Screw) 1487-1490 (AFP via Getty Images) Scientists found that the modernised Leonardo design produced less sound intensity for the same lift.

Celebrity trainer Tracy Anderson has bizarrely compared herself to acclaimed painter Leonardo da Vinci, claiming they both used 'scientific knowledge' to 'enhance their art.' Tracy, 50, has spent ...

Nature as Da Vinci's muse Exhibition reveals how Renaissance master drew inspiration from plants, animals, geology and anatomy, Wang Qian reports.