Leonardo da Vinci

Earliest copy of Mona Lisa found in Prado

Experts say the painting was completed at the same time as Leonardo’s original

The mysteries of Leonardo: A review of the National Gallery's new exhibition on the master

An exhibition catalogue that is erudite, sound and elegant—but for scholars, not the general reader

New insights into Leonardo's only portrait of a male sitter

The music depicted in Portrait of a Musician, 1485-88, currently on loan to the National Gallery, London, may have been composed by the artist

Is the Salvator Mundi a Leonardo? The National Gallery seems to think so

A new exhibition includes the newly discovered painting, ratifying it as the genuine article

Anger over Louvre’s plan to clean Leonardo's Virgin and Child with Saint Anne

Specialists fear artist’s “smoky finish” effect may be harmed

Salvator Mundi in London: Your first chance to see the “new” Leonardo

How the National Gallery negotiated a record eight loans including a long-lost canvas, Saviour of the World

Salvator Mundi Leonardo attribution: it’s all in the hand of the master

Proof of changes to the composition increases scholarly support

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We need Leonardos and Van Goghs, says Norwegian politician Carl Hagen

He suggests using Norway’s oil and gas billions to buy the best for the national gallery

Dickinson to sue Luxembourg Art over Leonardo drawing

Fallout from Leonardo case sees London dealers locked in legal dispute

Scholars divided over Leonardo attribution

Simon C. Dickinson Ltd is now the owner of Madonna and Child with St Anne and a Lamb, having reimbursed Nasser Kazeminy for the $7m he paid. If authentic, the gallery stands to make a profit, but if not then its value as an anonymous drawing is modest. So where did the drawing come from—and is it the real thing?

Leonardo case exposes back-room deals

A court ruling over commission on the sale of a drawing has revealed a complex web of payments

Jury clears Britons of Da Vinci theft extortion

Three lawyers and two private detectives are now off the hook

‘Infamous’ replica Leonardo on the block

In an unusual move, Sotheby’s has categorised a picture as “infamous”

Cleaning shows that London’s Virgin of the Rocks is nearly all by the artist’s hand

After five years of research and conservation, Leonardo's masterpiece is once again looking its best

Books: The cautionary tale of America’s other “Leonardo”

The painting that still languishes in a vault, despite nearly a century of squabbling

Mona Lisaarchive

How the Mona Lisa almost came to a watery end at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Faulty fire sprinkler “rained on” Leonardo’s portrait, reveals former director

Hermitage Leonardo bust taken hostage in restorer's cash dispute

The kidnapped statue has now been returned to the museum

Art's Most Popular: Single work by Leonardo attracts over 10,000 Japanese viewers a day

For the fourth year the Tokyo National Museum has the highest exhibition attendance, but is only 17th in our list of the most visited museums last year

Queen to send Leonardos on UK tour

Celebrating Prince Charles' 60th with 10 of the master's best works

Buccleuch family Leonardo found

Ninth Duke did not live to see his painting returned

Bill Gates announces there is to be Leonardo for all (those with Vista software)

The billionaire co-founder of Microsoft spoke at the British Library (BL) in January at the glitzy launch of Windows Vista, his company’s new operating system

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Bill Gates’ Leonardo notebook withdrawn from V&A exhibition

The US billionaire wanted airport-style security and exceedingly low lighting levels at the V&A

Bill Gates’ Leonardo notebook withdrawn from V&A exhibition

The US billionaire wanted airport-style security and exceedingly low lighting levels

July 2006archive

France promised Mona Lisa to Mussolini to avert war: The untold story of Leonardo's 1939 Milan retrospective

King George VI loaned 19 of his best Leonardo drawings to Milan for the most important exhibition on the artist ever held