https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Historians are searching for relatives of the Italian Renaissance artist as a study of his genealogy aims to ‘better understand his genius’. https://www.thelocal.it/20210707/italian-researchers-discover-14-descendents-of-leonardo-da-vinci-living-in-tuscany Wed, 07 Jul 2021 15:37:32 +0200 italian-researchers-discover-14-descendents-of-leonardo-da-vinci-living-in-tuscany An Italian court on Wednesday rejected a last-minute bid to halt the loan of Leonardo Da Vinci's iconic Vitruvian Man drawing and other works to France's Louvre museum, ending a bitter cultural row. https://www.thelocal.it/20191016/should-italy-loan-da-vinci-vitruvian-man-to-france Wed, 16 Oct 2019 14:09:43 +0200 should-italy-loan-da-vinci-vitruvian-man-to-france One of Leonardo Da Vinci's earliest paintings, the Benois Madonna, is to return to Italy next month for only the second time in 200 years, in honour of the artist's 500th anniversary. https://www.thelocal.it/20190513/leonardo-da-vinci-benois-madonna-rare-return-to-italy Mon, 13 May 2019 19:21:15 +0200 leonardo-da-vinci-benois-madonna-rare-return-to-italy The Renaissance master's designs for a 'rational' city in northern Italy were never built – but they contain plenty of inspiration for urban planners today, writes architect Alessandro Melis. https://www.thelocal.it/20190508/leonardo-da-vinci-designed-an-ideal-italian-city-that-was-centuries-ahead-of-its-time Wed, 08 May 2019 18:42:49 +0200 leonardo-da-vinci-designed-an-ideal-italian-city-that-was-centuries-ahead-of-its-time As Italy celebrates 500 years since the death of Renaissance master Leonardo, academic Richard Gunderman presents some lesser-known facts about the man and his legacy. https://www.thelocal.it/20190430/eight-things-you-might-not-know-about-leonardo-da-vinci Tue, 30 Apr 2019 16:02:24 +0200 eight-things-you-might-not-know-about-leonardo-da-vinci Italian experts are set to do a DNA test on what they believe is a lock of Leonardo da Vinci's hair, found in a collection in the US, the Museo Ideale Leonardo da Vinci (Museum of Ideas of Leonardo da Vinci) announced on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20190429/experts-to-dna-test-leonardo-da-vincis-hair-found-in-us Mon, 29 Apr 2019 16:56:24 +0200 experts-to-dna-test-leonardo-da-vincis-hair-found-in-us From Florence to Milan and beyond, discover where Renaissance polymath Leonardo Da Vinci developed his incredible mind. https://www.thelocal.it/20190426/in-the-footsteps-on-genius-leonardo-da-vinci-travel-guide-italy Fri, 26 Apr 2019 19:22:22 +0200 in-the-footsteps-on-genius-leonardo-da-vinci-travel-guide-italy Researchers at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence say they have proved what was suspected for a long time: that Renaissance genius Leonardo Da Vinci was able to write, draw and paint with both hands. https://www.thelocal.it/20190409/its-official-leonardo-da-vinci-was-ambidextrous-italian-art-experts-say Tue, 09 Apr 2019 20:49:11 +0200 its-official-leonardo-da-vinci-was-ambidextrous-italian-art-experts-say A major exhibition dedicated to the scientific genius of Leonardo Da Vinci opened in Rome on Wednesday, part of a programme of special events across the country to mark the 500th anniversary of the death of the artist and inventor. https://www.thelocal.it/20190313/major-rome-exhibition-opens-celebrating-leonardo-da-vinci Wed, 13 Mar 2019 10:25:37 +0100 major-rome-exhibition-opens-celebrating-leonardo-da-vinci A nude drawing that bears a striking resemblance to the Mona Lisa was done in Leonardo Da Vinci's studio and may be the work of the master himself, a French museum said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20190305/nude-mona-lisa-monna-vanna-leornardo-da-vinci Tue, 05 Mar 2019 12:41:03 +0100 nude-mona-lisa-monna-vanna-leornardo-da-vinci Italians will have a rare chance to see one of Leonardo Da Vinci’s most intriguing notebooks when it goes on display in Florence next year. https://www.thelocal.it/20171124/leonardo-da-vinci-codex-leicester-italy Fri, 24 Nov 2017 18:40:28 +0100 leonardo-da-vinci-codex-leicester-italy UPDATE, November 16th 2017: Leonardo Da Vinci's Salvator Mundi sold for a record $400 million – plus $50 million of fees – making it the most expensive artwork ever auctioned. We don't know who bought it: the lucky buyer bid by telephone and chose to keep their identity private. https://www.thelocal.it/20171115/salvator-mundi-last-da-vinci-auction Wed, 15 Nov 2017 14:35:18 +0100 salvator-mundi-last-da-vinci-auction The last Leonardo Da Vinci painting still in the hands of a private collector will go under the hammer next month in New York, the Christie's auction house said on Tuesday, estimating its worth at $100 million (€85mn). https://www.thelocal.it/20171011/last-privately-owned-da-vinci-to-go-on-sale-for-100mn Wed, 11 Oct 2017 10:45:13 +0200 last-privately-owned-da-vinci-to-go-on-sale-for-100mn A nude drawing that bears a striking resemblance to the Mona Lisa may have been done by Leonardo da Vinci, French media reported on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20170928/experts-are-investigating-whether-da-vinci-drew-nude-mona-lisa Thu, 28 Sep 2017 17:31:50 +0200 experts-are-investigating-whether-da-vinci-drew-nude-mona-lisa The founder of Italian food chain Eataly will fund a hi-tech €1 million restoration of Leonardo Da Vinci's masterpiece, The Last Supper, aimed at preserving the delicate masterpiece. https://www.thelocal.it/20170420/italian-supermarket-to-fund-1-million-restoration-of-the-last-supper Thu, 20 Apr 2017 17:04:10 +0200 italian-supermarket-to-fund-1-million-restoration-of-the-last-supper The only existing self-portrait by Italian master Leonardo da Vinci is to make a rare appearance in a new exhibition in Turin in northern Italy, organizers said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20141029/leonardo-da-vincis-self-potrait-in-rare-public-show Wed, 29 Oct 2014 09:25:00 +0100 leonardo-da-vincis-self-potrait-in-rare-public-show Speculation is mounting that Leonardo Da Vinci’s La Belle Ferronnière, also known as Portrait of an Unknown Woman, will be lent to Louvre Abu Dhabi when it opens its doors next year. https://www.thelocal.it/20140312/da-vinci-masterpiece-could-be-lent-to-abu-dhabi Wed, 12 Mar 2014 10:43:00 +0100 da-vinci-masterpiece-could-be-lent-to-abu-dhabi It's taken him 12 years, but an amateur art historian from Texas reckons he's solved the mystery of the Mona Lisa's enigmatic smile, five centuries after it was immortalized by Leonardo da Vinci. https://www.thelocal.it/20140310/historian-reveals-secret-of-mona-lisas-smile Mon, 10 Mar 2014 10:01:00 +0100 historian-reveals-secret-of-mona-lisas-smile France has turned down a request by Florence to display its prized Mona Lisa in the country in which it was painted. https://www.thelocal.it/20131231/france-rejects-italy-plea-for-mona-lisa Tue, 31 Dec 2013 11:27:00 +0100 france-rejects-italy-plea-for-mona-lisa An Italian weekly said in its Friday edition that a new painting by Leonardo da Vinci of Renaissance noblewoman Isabella d'Este has been reliably authenticated with carbon dating. https://www.thelocal.it/20131004/new-painting-proven-to-be-leonardo-da-vincis Fri, 04 Oct 2013 10:55:00 +0200 new-painting-proven-to-be-leonardo-da-vincis