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Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael review – bitchy Da Vinci conquers the army of gnarly nudes

The battle scenes at the centre of this somewhat academic exhibition ring with unforgettable violence – as Leonardo’s howling warrior prepares to sever an enemy’s hand

The Guardian - UK

‘I can’t wait to paint myself when I’m old and knobbly’: the sensual world of Louis Fratino

His old-fashioned painting prowess and explicitly queer subject matter has made the young American artist hot property. So why are some people so shocked?

The Guardian - UK

How Sigmund Freud attempted to solve the ‘riddle’ of Leonardo da Vinci’s genius

The idea that prowess in activities like playing chess or writing poetry might be “fuelled” by frustrated, unconscious sexual desire is fairly well known today. But writing more than a century ago, Sigmund Freud was considered radical in his explanation of how sexual impulses could be transformed into creative or…

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Spanish police arrest man for trying to sell fake da Vinci painting in Italy

Fake was likely painted at the beginning of 20th century

The Independent UK

Paris Olympics organizers say they meant no disrespect with 'Last Supper' tableau

Paris Olympics organizers have apologized to any people who were offended by a tableau during Friday’s opening ceremony evoking Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper

The Independent UK

One of art's biggest mysteries may have been solved

A geologist thinks she's found where the Mona Lisa was painted.

Creative Bloq

Could Mona Lisa move into a private suite at Le Louvre?

The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, the world's most famous portrait, could get a room of its own in the Louvre, the museum's president said on Saturday.

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Louvre museum says Mona Lisa could get a room of her own

The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, the world's most famous portrait, could get a room of its own in the Louvre, the museum's president said on Saturday.

France 24

Mona Lisa should be moved to an 'underground chamber', Louvre says

Gallery hopes proposed move would make world-famous painting easier to see

Evening Standard

Da Vinci exhibition illuminates Renaissance era genius

Pages from Leonardo da Vinci's Codex Atlanticus will be displayed at an exhibition dedicated to the Renaissance-era genius and painter of the Mona Lisa.

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Exploring The World's Top 10 Famous Art Masterpieces

Explore iconic paintings by da Vinci, van Gogh, and Picasso, each with unique styles and themes.

Top News

Kardashian, Beckham, Sussex: every name tells a story but it’s up to you to draw the conclusion

Pontins allegedly used names to compile a list of ‘undesirable guests’, while other appellations are lucrative brands. My advice is to withhold judgment

The Guardian - UK

A killer’s muse, a goddess, or actually a man? … 10 things you need to know about the Mona Lisa

The protesters who threw pumpkin soup at the world’s most famous painting have made headlines around the world. But what is it that makes Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece so alluring?

The Guardian - UK

London doctors become first in the UK to 'livestream' surgery using robot

Medics from Guy's and St Thomas broadcast live prostate removal to doctors across the country

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Robot arms for keyhole surgery touted as future of NHS

But at £1.5 million, the Da Vinci surgical robot doesn't come cheap

Evening Standard

London hospital becomes first in the UK to perform 10,000 operations using robot

Exclusive: Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust hails milestone nearly two decades after installing first machine

Reason

Tara Isabella Burton: Self-Made, From Da Vinci to the Kardashians

Since the Renaissance, we've been increasingly able to define who we are as individuals. But is that a false freedom?

LiveScience

2 planets will align with the 'Earth-shining' moon on the summer solstice. Here's how to watch.

Astronomical summer in the Northern Hemisphere begins with the closest alignments of Mars, Venus and the 'Earth-shining' crescent moon until 2028.

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Science for All | What is da Vinci glow?

In this week’s Science for All newsletter, Priyali Prakash writes on the ‘da Vinci glow’ that would be visible around the new moon

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At $38.1 Million, Codex Sassoon Becomes Most Expensive Book Ever Sold At Auction

Tel Aviv ANU–Museum of the Jewish People buys the oldest near-complete Hebrew Bible.

LiveScience

How to see ghostly 'Da Vinci glow' illuminate the crescent moon this week

Twice-reflected sunlight subtly illuminates the dark limb of the crescent moon just before and after the new moon in a phenomenon called Earthshine, or 'Da Vinci glow'.

Daily Record

Surgery robot providing 'fewer complications' arrives at Crosshouse Hospital

NHS Ayrshire & Arran have welcomed the latest addition to their surgical team, a robot named da Vinci

The Conversation

Leonardo da Vinci’s mother might have been a slave: here’s what the discovery reveals about Renaissance Europe

A recently discovered note, drawn up by Leonardo da Vinci’s father, Piero, in November 1452, shows that he emancipated an enslaved woman named Caterina.

Bangkok Post

New research claims Leonardo da Vinci was son of a slave

FLORENCE (ITALY) - Leonardo da Vinci, the painter of the "Mona Lisa" and a symbol of the Renaissance, was only half-Italian, his mother a slave from the Caucasus, new research revealed on Tuesday.

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Ukraine says Bakhmut battle is grinding down Russia's best units, US says Russia stirring trouble in Moldova

Ukraine decides to fight on in the ruined city of Bakhmut because the battle is pinning down Russia's best units, while speculation spreads over a possible Russian shortage of ammunition and missiles.

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