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JD Vance among VIPs allowed to see The Last Supper as tourists are turned away

Access to Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘The Last Supper’ was closed for three and a half days

The Independent UK · Feb 7

Olympics opening ceremony in Milan was lacking snow, but tiny winter wonderland was on its sidelines

The Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Milan on Friday dazzled with highlights like a Leonardo da Vinci-inspired cauldron and Mariah Carey singing in Italian

The Independent UK · Feb 7

Watch the first episode of Amazon Prime's surreal new animation for free

Il Baracchino was animated entirely in Blender.

Creative Bloq · Feb 7

Scientists may have extracted Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA from Renaissance artwork for first time

Researchers collect trace DNA from ‘Holy Child’ drawing and letters written by Italian polymath’s ancestor

The Independent UK · Jan 7

Covet an Italian masterpiece, but shy of the millions? How about a digital copy at supercar prices

Italian cultural officials are offering digital copies of Italian masterpieces as part of a new project to help museums raise money

The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2025

Turner v Constable: Tate Britain exhibition invokes long history of artistic rivalries

From Michelangelo and Leonardo to Picasso and Matisse, bitter feuds have defined art. But are contemporary artists more collaborative than their renaissance predecessors?

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2025

Who was Caravaggio’s black-winged god of love? What this masterpiece reveals about the rogue genius

In three thrilling works by Caravaggio, the same boy’s face crops up. As one – the astonishing Victorious Cupid – arrives in Britain, we ask: who was this anarchic model and muse?

The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2025

How a desperate lie saved a Gustav Klimt portrait from the Nazis – and helped shape its record sale price

Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer has sold to an anonymous phone bidder for US$236.4 million (£180.88 million) at Sotheby’s New York. Only Leonardo Da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi has achieved a higher hammer price. For modern art, Klimt is the uncontested champion.

The Conversation · Nov 24, 2025

Gustav Klimt painting that spared subject from Nazis breaks modern art price record

The only higher public sale remains ‘Salvator Mundi’ by Leonardo da Vinci, which sold in 2017 for $450m at Christie's

The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2025

Emma Stone Named 'Most Beautiful Woman' in the World by Golden Ratio, Beating Zendaya and Beyoncé

Emma Stone has been named the world's most beautiful woman using the Greek Golden Ratio of Beauty, narrowly beating Zendaya based on facial symmetry and proportion.

International Business Times UK · Nov 16, 2025