https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed As an artist, architect and engineer, Virgil Abloh is fashion's renaissance man. Now the hyperactive US designer is measuring himself up against the greatest polymath of all with a collection of clothes inspired by Leonardo da Vinci. https://www.thelocal.fr/20191214/louvre-partners-us-streetwear-guru-on-leonardo-fashion-line Sat, 14 Dec 2019 09:17:42 +0100 louvre-partners-us-streetwear-guru-on-leonardo-fashion-line The subject of centuries of scrutiny and debate, Mona Lisa's famous smile is routinely described as ambiguous. But is it really that hard to read? https://www.thelocal.fr/20170311/mona-lisas-smile-decoded-science-says-shes-happy Sat, 11 Mar 2017 11:46:20 +0100 mona-lisas-smile-decoded-science-says-shes-happy An Italian historian's theory that Mona Lisa might be a Chinese slave and Leonardo da Vinci's mother - making the 15th-century polymath half-Chinese - sent online commentators into a frenzy on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141203/mona-lisa-was-a-chinese-slave-italian-historian Wed, 03 Dec 2014 09:17:00 +0100 mona-lisa-was-a-chinese-slave-italian-historian France has turned down a request from the Italian city of Florence to borrow the Louvre's famous Mona Lisa painting, by Leonardo da Vinci. Authorities in Italy wanted to bring the artwork back to the country in which it was painted, for an exhibition. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131231/france-rejects-italy-plea-for-mona-lisa-2 Tue, 31 Dec 2013 14:53:00 +0100 france-rejects-italy-plea-for-mona-lisa-2 PSG's sporting director Leonardo is stepping down, the club announced on Wednesday. The Brazilian, who was recently banned for a year for barging a referee, will quit at the end of the summer transfer window. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130710/breaking-leonardo-to-quit-psg Wed, 10 Jul 2013 14:47:00 +0200 breaking-leonardo-to-quit-psg Sometimes in football it's clearly better to take the punishment. PSG's Leonardo will be regretting appealing against a nine-month ban for shoving a referee after French football authorities on Thursday increased it to 12 months. (See video) https://www.thelocal.fr/20130704/psgs-leonardo-slapped-with-one-year-ban Thu, 04 Jul 2013 13:00:00 +0200 psgs-leonardo-slapped-with-one-year-ban Leonardo the Brazilian sporting director of Paris Saint Germain was handed a nine-month ban on Thursday after being found guilty of barging into a referee by French football authorities. PSG said the decision was unjust and plan to appeal. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130531/psgs-leonardo-gets-nine-month-ban-for-ref-barge Fri, 31 May 2013 10:08:00 +0200 psgs-leonardo-gets-nine-month-ban-for-ref-barge Paris Saint-Germain sporting director Leonardo was suspended until further notice and Thiago Silva received a two-match ban on Tuesday following altercations with referee Alexandre Castro in Sunday's 1-1 draw with Valenciennes. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130508/psgs-leonardo-gets-indefinite-ban-over-shoulder-barge Wed, 08 May 2013 11:15:00 +0200 psgs-leonardo-gets-indefinite-ban-over-shoulder-barge Paris Saint-Germain director of football, Leonardo, vented his frustration with a post-match shove on the referee, after his side failed to clinch the Ligue 1 title in a 1-1 draw with Valenciennes. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130506/video-leonardo-shoves-ref-as-psg-must-wait-for-title Mon, 06 May 2013 13:09:00 +0200 video-leonardo-shoves-ref-as-psg-must-wait-for-title