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    Art that’s more than kids’ play  Nov 22, 2009
    Find out about the life and work of artists from Leonardo da Vinci to Andy Goldsworthy. Learn to paint a fresco, make a woodblock print, and sculpt marble, and how these techniques developed through history. (Boston Globe)

    Leonardo comes to life  Nov 21, 2009
    Leonardo da Vinci dreamed up plans for all that and more, but few ever made it out of his sketchbooks ... Leonardo da Vinci s Workshop, a new exhibit in Times Square, takes the Renaissance mastermind s schemes and turns them into full-size models ... Leonardo da Vinci dreamed up plans for all that and more, but few ever made it out of his sketchbooks. (New York Post -- Entertainment)

    Leonardo da Vinci exhibit opens in Times Square  Nov 20, 2009
    NEW YORK - An interactive exhibit featuring life-size models of Leonardo da Vinci's 500-year-old inventions and machines is opening in New York City's Times Square. Story tools. (Anchorage Daily News)

    Q&A: With the game's creative director, Patrice Desilets  Nov 17, 2009
    In Assassin's Creed II, out today, your 15th Century leading man Ezio Auditore comes to own the family villa -- and you can help himdecorate it with priceless works of Renaissance art by Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci and others ... "It is kind of neat to be in your villa and look at the paintings and say, 'They are mine.' ... I've been saying this Christmas if you want to travel to Italy, the cheapest way to do it is to buy Assassin's Creed II.Recently, Desilets talked about the beginnings of... (USA Today -- Life)

    Times View: Make history sexy  Nov 14, 2009
    Take a game in which protagonists identify with figures such as Leonardo da Vinci. Or learn about World War II through a real-life war hero and daredevil who went from being a champion racing car driver to a spy for the British government as the game's principal character. (India Times, India)

    Around Town: Im proudly flying my geek flag  Nov 13, 2009
    Around Town: Im proudly flying my geek flag - Hanover, MA - Hanover Mariner. Around Town: Im proudly flying my geek flag. (Hanover Mariner, MA)

    Can video games spur interest in real history?  Nov 13, 2009
    RALEIGH, North Carolina - Portraying Leonardo da Vinci or World War II in a video game is challenging game developers to mix fun with facts while academics hope this growing genre will get players more interested in history ... As players progress through the game, they interact closely with a young Leonardo da Vinci who provides Ezio with various gadgets and contraptions, including a flying machine, to aid his quest. (MSNBC -- Technology)

    British Museum Leonardo da Vinci ...  Nov 10, 2009
    British Museum Leonardo da Vinci Coming Soon. British Museum Leonardo da Vinci Coming Soon ... The exhibition will feature work by the most important Italian Renaissance artists active between 1400 and 1510 including Leonardo da Vinci, Fra Angelico, Jacopo and Gentile Bellini, Botticelli, Carpaccio, Filippo Lippi, Mantegna, Michelangelo, Verrocchio and Titian. (Suite101.com)

    History In 3-D: Digitally Archived Works Of Art  Nov 6, 2009
    5, 2007) A new program enables computers to "know" if an artwork is a Leonardo da Vinci original or the work of a less well-known artist. Using computer vision the computer is able identify the artworks of. (Science Daily)

    Studs, duds & Week 8 Fantasy Revelations  Nov 2, 2009
    Oh sure, he's no Leonardo da Vinci or Thomas Edison, but Steve Slaton deserves credit for the following invention: Vanquishing one's entire fantasy value in a single day. WITHOUT sustaining a season-ending injury. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)

    Giant steps in cracking smile  Oct 30, 2009
    The giant version of the Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece has gone on display at a shopping centre in Wrexham, Wales. It covers 240 square metres and is 50 times bigger than the 16th century original, which hangs in the Louvre in Paris. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)

    Wolverine schools to host Leonardo da Vinci traveling exhibit  Oct 28, 2009
    Tuesday, October 27, 2009 10:57 AM EDT WOLVERINE -- Wolverine Community Schools will be displaying a Teacher s Discovery Traveling Exhibit featuring the fascinating work of Leonardo da Vinci, the original Renaissance Man. The students and staff will enjoy the giant reproductions during the week of Nov. 9 through 13. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)

    Free Alliance Theatre tickets | Free meal for Veterans | BOGO Dennys | Free KFC | Free Braves Museum | Free Aquarium, High  Oct 27, 2009
    I ve gone to see Leonardo da Vinci: Hand of the Genius at the High Museum, and while I really enjoyed it, I m not sure how much young children would. If you want them to see the exhibit, you might choose to do it on Halloween, Oct. 31, when from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)

    Leonardo da Vinci Hand of the Genius Exhibit Inspires JW Marriott Hotel Buckhead Atlanta's Newest Hotel Package  Oct 22, 2009
    ATLANTA, Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Visit the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia and see the Leonardo da Vinci: Hand of the Genius exhibit ... The Leonardo da Vinci: Hand of the Genius Package includes. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Andrew Frost  Oct 21, 2009
    Personally, I blame Leonardo da Vinci for all the boring drawing that fills up the world ... Personally, I blame Leonardo da Vinci for all the boring drawing that fills up the world. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    128-year-old local paper sheds light on different Teche area  Oct 17, 2009
    Some people are just plain lucky, like the owner of the painting in the news this week that paid 19,000 for what was thought to be the work of a 19th-century German artist and which has now been determined to be by Leonardo da Vinci, and, oh, by the way, is valued at more than 150 million. I d say finding out something you bought for 19,000 is worth 150 million is pretty lucky. (New Iberia, LA)

    "Mona Linda? Nah. How About Mona Lisa?"  Oct 17, 2009
    How do they name Leonardo da Vinci paintings like the Mona Lisa. - By Brian Palmer - Slate Magazine. (Slate)

    How a 'New' da Vinci Was Discovered  Oct 16, 2009
    Privately owned painting called La Bella Principessa, thought to be a lost work by Leonardo da Vinci Lumiere Technology Ideale Leonardo da Vinci ... The art world is abuzz with the recent discovery that a portrait thought to be the drawing of an unknown 19th century German artist is now being attributed to the Italian master Leonardo da Vinci ... "There is some embarrassment out there," says Vezzosi, director of the Leonardo da Vinci Museum in the artist's hometown of Vinci, Italy. (Time.com)

    It's quiz time!  Oct 16, 2009
    A portrait of a young woman thought to be created by a 19th century German artist is now being attributed by art experts to Leonardo da Vinci. What was found on the painting that prompted this conclusion. (BBC News)

    Fingerprint may lead to new da Vinci discovery  Oct 16, 2009
    A yellow box in the upper left hand corner highlights a fingerprint art experts believe belongs to Leonardo da Vinci. TORONTO (AP) Art experts believe they have identified a new in part by examining a fingerprint on the canvas. (USA Today -- News)

    Experts say painting is by Leonardo da Vinci  Oct 16, 2009
    A new portrait by Leonardo da Vinci may have been discovered thanks to a centuries-old fingerprint ... "Nothing that I have seen or read in the past two years has changed my mind. I do not believe that this drawing is by Leonardo da Vinci," Ganz told the Associated Press. (San Francisco Chronicle)

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    This undated photo, provided Wednesday by Lumiere Technology in Paris, shows a painting that art experts believe they have identified as a new Leonardo da Vinci ... A portrait of a young woman thought to be created by a 19th century German artist and sold two years ago for about 19,000 is now being attributed by art experts to Leonardo da Vinci and valued at more than 150 million ... "Nothing that I have seen or read in the past two years has changed my mind. I do not believe that this drawing... (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)

    New da Vinci portrait in the frame  Oct 16, 2009
    Art experts believe they can attribute a portrait of a young woman originally thought to be by a 19th century German artist, to the Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci. A fingerprint on the picture may provide the vital evidence to justify the attribution, as Adam Brookes reports. (BBC News -- Europe)

    Fingerprint helps identify possible new da Vinci  Oct 15, 2009
    13: Some art experts believe that a new portrait by Leonardo da Vinci may have been discovered ... TORONTO - A new portrait by Leonardo da Vinci may have been discovered thanks to a centuries-old fingerprint ... Nothing that I have seen or read in the past two years has changed my mind, I do not believe that this drawing is by Leonardo da Vinci, Ganz told The Associated Press on Wednesday. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)

    How Do Experts Authenticate Art?  Oct 15, 2009
    By Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009 The portrait 'Profile of a young fiancee' could be a piece by Leonardo Da Vinci ... Leonardo da Vinci just became even more prolific. (Time.com)

    Fingerprint points to possible Leonardo  Oct 15, 2009
    If it is by Leonardo da Vinci, the painting could be worth more than $150 million ... TORONTO - A new portrait by Leonardo da Vinci may have been discovered thanks to a centuries-old fingerprint and palm print. (Boston Globe)

    'New' Da Vinci?  Oct 15, 2009
    Leonardo Da Vinci Painting Found - ABC News ... First Leonardo Da Vinci Found in 100 Years. (ABC News)

    Canadian expert says new da Vinci painting found  Oct 14, 2009
    OTTAWA, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- An art piece that had been presumed to be a 19th-century German painting of a young woman is actually an original portrait by Italian master Leonardo da Vinci, a Canadian expert said Tuesday. The woman in profile has now been identified as La Bella Principessa and believed to have been created around 1496 by the legendary Renaissance artist, Peter Paul Biro, director of forensics with Art Access and Research in Montreal, said, according to a Canwest News Service... (Xinhuanet, China)

    Fingerprint IDs Leonardo da Vinci  Oct 14, 2009
    Fingerprint Tech IDs Leonardo da Vinci ... Multispectral analysis with a revolutionary camera confirms Leonardo da Vinci work ... The ghost of a fingerprint in the top left corner of an obscure portrait appears to have confirmed an extraordinary art discovery: an unrecognized painting by Leonardo da Vinci. (Fox News)

    Art Experts Find Possible New da Vinci Painting  Oct 14, 2009
    TORONTO Art experts believe they have identified a new Leonardo da Vinci in part by examining a fingerprint on the canvas. Peter Paul Biro, a Montreal-based forensic art expert, said Tuesday that a fingerprint on what was presumed to be a 19th-century German painting of a young woman has convinced art experts that it's actually a da Vinci. (Fox News)

    The 'lie' that captured the America's Cup  Oct 14, 2009
    I regard him as the Leonardo da Vinci of this country. " But van Oossanen says Lexcen was not, initially, taken by the radical keel design. The Herald approached him last Friday to follow up an interview he gave to an American trade magazine, Professional Boatbuilder, in which he had gone further than previously. In early 1978, van Oossanen travelled in Australia to meet Bond and Lexcen. He had known Lexcen from his days in Sydney when they sailed Moths at Balmoral Sailing Club. Lexcen was still... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)

    Fingerprint leads to new da Vinci art  Oct 14, 2009
    PARIS: A portrait of a girl belonging to a private collector may be a previously unrecognised work by Leonardo da Vinci, experts said Tuesday, after a fingerprint appeared to match that of the Italian master ... A previously unknown portrait by Leonardo da Vinci potentially worth tens of millions of pounds is believed to have been discovered, thanks to a fingerprint. (India Times, India)

    Winged keel not Lexcen's design, Dutch architect claims  Oct 14, 2009
    I regard him as the Leonardo da Vinci of this country. He was a sponge for knowledge and how to apply it. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    'New' da Vinci portrait uncovered  Oct 14, 2009
    The picture released on october 13, 2009 by the French laboratory Lumiere Technology thought to be by Leonardo Da Vinci ... A portrait of a girl belonging to a private collector may be a previously unrecognised work by Leonardo da Vinci, experts say, after a fingerprint appeared to match that of the Italian master ... The picture released on october 13, 2009 by the French laboratory Lumiere Technology thought to be by Leonardo Da Vinci. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)

    Finger points to discovery of da Vinci portrait  Oct 14, 2009
    A new Leonardo da Vinci portrait may have been discovered after a fingerprint found on it seemed similar to another discovered on his work. A Paris laboratory found the fingerprint is "highly comparable" to one on a da Vinci work in the Vatican. (BBC News -- Europe)

    No room for journalism in director's Da Vinci code  Oct 9, 2009
    One moment, he was waxing lyrical about Leonardo da Vinci's flawed masterpiece, The Last Supper, the next he was launching into a vituperative dissection of journalists and comparing me to Joseph Goebbels at the concentration camps ... To do so, he is using one of history's most revered, discussed, analysed and carefully guarded Renaissance masterpieces - Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper, which is painted on a wall in the refectory of Santa Maria Delle Grazie in Milan ... Leonardo da Vinci... (The Age, Australia -- National)

    Tombstone tours: Check out these famous boneyards  Oct 9, 2009
    Instead, you watch a 10-minute show about the mausoleum s stained glass replica of Leonardo Da Vinci s Last Supper. The show runs daily, every half-hour, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., and visitors also get 10 minutes to look at other monuments, crypts and niches in the mausoleum, including reproductions of Michelangelo works. (Carroll County Times, MD)

    Scientists Try to Debunk Shroud of Turin  Oct 7, 2009
    Group Funded by Italian Atheists, Agnostics Claims Experiment "Clearly Indicates" Shroud Was Man Made. In this Aug. 12, 2000 file photo, The Holy Shroud, a 14 foot-long linen revered by some as the burial cloth of Jesus, is shown at the Cathedral of Turin, Italy. (CBS News -- Sci/Tech)

    The lost art of doodling  Oct 6, 2009
    Far from being a waste of time, doodling can actually stimulate your brain - as it did for Leonardo Da Vinci ... One of the greatest doodlers of history is Leonardo da Vinci ... Leonardo da Vinci would agree, so would graffiti artists. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    Kapuscinski's wonderment  Oct 5, 2009
    This, contemplating the Great Wall: ''They00004000 ; commenced building when the Buddha and Herodotus were alive and were still building it when Leonardo da Vinci, Titian and Johan Sebastian Bach were at their labours in Europe. He also thinks building such a wall to be incredibly stupid. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    Festive prophecy fulfilled … guess who's coming to dinner?  Oct 4, 2009
    EVEN a creative genius such as Leonardo da Vinci might have struggled to imagine, as he carefully daubed his paints on the dining room wall of a Milanese monastery in the 15th century, that half a millennium later his rendering of The Last Supper would be painstakingly recreated on an unknown continent on the opposite side of the world. And yet here we are in the North Melbourne Town Hall, where a team in hard hats and safety vests is assembling a near-perfect, high-tech replica of the Santa... (The Age, Australia -- Entertainment)

    Q: Is the Sforza horse that will be on display at the High Museum as part of the Leonardo da Vinci exhibit the Nina Akamu casting that is on display at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids, Mich., and the Ippodromo (horse racing stadium) in Milan, Italy?  Oct 4, 2009
    Q: Is the Sforza horse that will be on display at the High Museum as part of the Leonardo da Vinci exhibit the Nina Akamu casting that is on display at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids, Mich ... Q: Is the Sforza horse that will be on display at the High Museum as part of the Leonardo da Vinci exhibit the Nina Akamu casting that is on display at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids, Mich ... Q: Is the Sforza horse that will be on display at the High... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)

    Ga. museum displays forgotten da Vinci sculptures  Oct 2, 2009
    ATLANTA Leonardo da Vinci once spent nearly two decades creating a 26-foot sculpture of a horse to honor a royal Italian family, only to have the plaster masterpiece destroyed by French soldiers. An undated photo provided by Scala Art Resource shows the Leonardo da Vinci sketch "Studies for the Casting of the Sforza Monument," part of a new exhibit opening Oct. 6, 2009 at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta ... (AP Photo/Scala, Art Resource) An undated photo provided by Scala Art Resource shows... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)

    February's Birthstone the Amethyst  Oct 1, 2009
    Leonardo da Vinci believed that amethyst had the power to protect against evil and to increase intelligence. The Chinese understood the value of amethyst and used it as a means of trade exchange for thousands of years. (Suite101.com)

    High offers free preview of da Vinci  Oct 1, 2009
    will offer a free preview of Leonardo da Vinci: Hand of the Genius on Oct. 5 from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. ... The exhibition officially opens on Oct. 6 and explores Leonardo da Vinci s interest in and influence on sculpture. (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)

    Cruise ship 'enrichment' programs disappointing  Sep 30, 2009
    When, in years past, you took a transatlantic cruise on the Queen Elizabeth 2, the France or the Leonardo da Vinci, you heard lectures by eminent academics, by authors of recent highly acclaimed works. You went to discussions of provocative subjects, including broad reviews of contemporary political issues. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)

    Free Leonardo da Vinci preview on Monday at the High Museum  Sep 30, 2009
    The High Museum is nearing its debut of Leonardo da Vinci: Hand of Genius, another highly anticipated exhibition to come through the city. For the first time in the museum s history, the High will offer a free preview on Monday, Oct. 5, from noon-7 p.m.. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)

    Dan Browns worst sentences (or at least twenty of them)  Sep 19, 2009
    " I thought these examples were hilarious and stupid. It's just a blog, people. Lighten up. Danforth on September 18, 2009 at 10:02 PM So, just to double-check: I'm not allowed to criticize Shrek the Third, right? None of us are. Because none of us made a movie that made $320 mil. Therefore it is a very remarkably good movie. Any criticism I made of it would automatically be pedantic. Nrbr on September 18, 2009 at 09:29 PM One other thing. If anyone wonders why people who enjoy literature with... (Harper's Magazine)

    Long-awaited Brown thriller arrives  Sep 16, 2009
    As Langdon explains, "The symbolism in Melencolia I is so complex it makes Leonardo da Vinci look overt.". Brown, 45, has been intrigued by the Masons since his childhood in Exeter, N.H., where his father taught at Phillips Exeter prep school: "Their lodge was above the theater, and the shades were always drawn.". (AZCentral -- Business)

    Naps Can Give Boost, If They Stay Short  Sep 16, 2009
    Leonardo da Vinci, Albert Einstein and Thomas Edison -- all champion power nappers -- would have agreed. It could be argued that Edison was the first person to turn off the lights for the sole purpose of catching some midday Zs. (Click2Houston, TX)

    The Berlin Wall and beyond: great walls worth the trip  Sep 15, 2009
    From Leonardo da Vinci's church canvas, to the Berlin Wall and beyond. The rear wall of the refectory in the Santa Maria delle Grazie in Italy is decorated with one of the most famous frescoes of Western civilizationLeonardo da Vincis The Last Supper ... Leonardo da Vinci used the back wall of the dining hall at Santa Maria delle Grazie church in Milan as a plaster canvas to render "The Last Supper". (MSNBC -- Travel)

    Education work way beyond ordinary  Sep 12, 2009
    You see, as Leonardo da Vinci put it, God sells us all things at the price of labor. . (Nogales International, AZ)

    Society & Culture  Sep 12, 2009
    Personally, I blame Leonardo da Vinci for all the boring drawing that fills up the world. You know, a bit of this on the page, a bit of that, a hand, a nose, an impossible-to-fly aeroplane, and you're done. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    'My One and Only' Baltimore hotel deal  Sep 12, 2009
    When you visit Baltimore, don't miss seeing the most complete and comprehensive traveling exhibition ever created on Leonardo Da Vinci, making its East Coast debut at the in Baltimore s Inner Harbor on Oct. 1. "" features more than 65 of Leonardo's inventions, many of which have been crafted by using techniques and materials of 15th century Italy, and numerous reproductions of his art including a scientific examination of the Mona Lisa. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)

    Md. Science Center to feature Da Vinci  Sep 12, 2009
    Under the direction of Modesto Veccia, president of the Anthropos Association and curator and founder of Il Genio di Leonardo Da Vinci Museo in Rome, a cadre of Italian artisans has spent the last decade studying and interpreting Da Vinci s codices and crafting the machine inventions contained in the exhibition. Following its appearance at the Maryland Science Center, the exhibit will embark on a multi-year tour of North America. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)

    Da Vinci- The Genius Tour  Sep 11, 2009
    Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519) was clearly a mastermind and possibly the smartest person to ever live. Many of his inventions and insights, shown in the 6,000 pages of manuscripts that have survived, illustrate that his ideas were 400 years ahead their time. (Suite101.com)

    Let's get fiskal about pore speling  Sep 9, 2009
    Albert Einstien, Kerry Packer, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Edison, Mozart and many more had learning disabilities. My girlfriend has a learning disability and has always struggled through schooling. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)

    Italian proposal for Kangana!  Sep 9, 2009
    I loved the works of Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael, by far my favorites. The Last Supper is such an exquisite piece of art. (India Times, India)

    From Mapplethorpe to Gorky  Sep 6, 2009
    Leonardo da Vinci: Hand of the Genius : The High Renaissance takes up residence on Peachtree Street. Celebrating the spectacular talents of Da Vinci, this exhibition offers more than 20 examples of his sketches and studies. (Boston Globe)

    ‘Monuments Men,’ ‘Venus Fixers’ recount how soldiers, scholars saved cultural treasures during WWII  Sep 6, 2009
    These monuments men propped up collapsing buildings; repaired battle-scarred frescoes and mosaics; guided Allied bombers away from world-renowned libraries and cathedrals; and tracked down the secret hiding places of masterworks by artists such as Rembrandt, Raphael, and Leonardo da Vinci. But today their story - one of the grandest yarns of the Greatest Generation - remains little known outside the art world. (Boston Globe)

    Guest: Many wept at Jackson's funeral  Sep 5, 2009
    The closest the public will be able to get to Jackson s vault is a portion of the mausoleum that displays The Last Supper Window, a life-size stained-glass re-creation of Leonardo da Vinci s masterpiece. Several 10-minute presentations about the window are held regularly 365 days a year, but most of the building is restricted. (KHOU.com, TX)

    Jackson entombment far from cameras  Sep 4, 2009
    After the burial, the closest the public will be able to get to Jackson s vault is a portion of the mausoleum that displays The Last Supper Window, a life-size stained-glass re-creation of Leonardo da Vinci s masterpiece. Several 10-minute presentations about the window are held regularly 365 days a year, but most of the building is restricted. (KHOU.com, TX)

    Astronauts moving huge chest of drawers in orbit  Sep 1, 2009
    The Italian-built chest -- nicknamed Leonardo, as in Leonardo da Vinci -- flew up on Discovery. It's filled with tons of equipment and experiments for the space station. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)

    Where vegetarian cuisine is making history  Sep 1, 2009
    Historical figures who have been vegetarians include Leonardo Da Vinci, Voltaire, Tolstoy and Einstein. A vegetarian culture started developing In Europe from the middle of the 19th century. (SwissInfo.org, Switzerland)

    Huge chest of drawers hoisted aboard space station  Sep 1, 2009
    The Italian-built chest nicknamed Leonardo, as in Leonardo da Vinci is filled with nearly 8 tons of equipment and science experiments for the space station and its six residents, including a treadmill named after Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert. Much of the gear is stored in portable racks. (USA Today -- Tech)

    Fantasy island  Aug 29, 2009
    Instead of seeking inspiration from Star Wars or creatures from movies like Alien vs Predator, Nantes has opted for the past, digging into the archives of early science fiction writers like Jules Verne, even going as far back as to tap the genius of Leonardo da Vinci. The Machines of Nantes are spectacular mobile objects that leave little to the imagination, as their innards and inner workings are exposed for all to see. (The Star Online, Malaysia)

    'Mona Lisa' comes to life in high-tech art  Aug 28, 2009
    A visitor looks at a three-dimensional, holographic version of the 16th century portrait "Mona Lisa" by Leonardo da Vinci as it waves to her in Beijing's Alive Gallery ... BEIJING - For centuries, Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" and her enigmatic smile have inspired as much speculation as admiration. (MSNBC -- Technology)

    Rome mayor latest victim of baggage delays  Aug 27, 2009
    ROME - It's an enduring problem in the eternal city seemingly endless baggage delays at Rome's Leonardo da Vinci airport. Now, Rome's mayor says he is determined to resolve the issue after he joined the legions of Rome-bound travelers left waiting for their bags at the airport in Fiumicino, a seaside town near Italy's capital. (MSNBC -- Travel)

    Leonardo's lion brought to life  Aug 24, 2009
    A mechanical lion has been brought back to life nearly five centuries after it was first conceived by Leonardo da Vinci. Emma Jane Kirby has been to the artist's former home in Amboise, France to find out how the lion was reconstructed. (BBC News)

    X-Rays Show Famous Painting Hidden Under Another  Aug 21, 2009
    The result: They found Leonardo da Vinci had given his subject eyebrows. FOX NEWS VIDEOS. (Fox News)

    Why Do We Call Galileo Galilei by His First Name?  Aug 20, 2009
    Take Leonardo da Vinci. Because Vinci was a very small town, calling himself Leonardo from the town of Vinci left little room for confusionunless, of course, he was in Vinci at the time. (Slate)

    Michael Jackson to be buried on his 51st birthday  Aug 19, 2009
    The cemetery s website describes the mausoleum as featuring replicas of works by Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci. The cemetery is located in the city of Glendale, which is about 8 miles north of downtown Los Angeles. (Boston Globe)

    Infotainment  Aug 15, 2009
    A mechanical lion invented by Leonardo da Vinci to entertain the King of France has sprung back to life in the Renaissance geniuss last home. Da Vincis original automaton is lost, but the animal has been recreated at the Chateau du Clos Luce, in the Loire Valley town of Amboise in France, where the. (Daily Times, Pakistan)

    Mona Lisa gets animated  Aug 15, 2009
    Leonardo da Vinci's painting the Mona Lisa has been brought to life in China using cutting edge technology ... The Last Supper, another masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci, has also been reworked at the exhibition. (BBC News)

    Seeing in Stereo: Illusions of Depth  Aug 15, 2009
    Leonardo da Vinci attempted to explain it several -hundred years earlier and correctly observed that because the eyes normally receive different views of a 3-D scene, it is impossible, even in principle, to convey a full sense of 3-D on a 2-D canvas. Leo-nardo puzzled over how we can see a single world of solid objects given the different eye views (now known as Leonardo s paradox), but he failed to grasp the critical point that retinal disparity is not a problem but is the basis for stereopsis. (Scientific American)

    Meet some of the people of 'Assassin's Creed II'  Aug 13, 2009
    A couple famous historical figures also appear, including Leonardo Da Vinci, who will "act as Q in James Bond," says Patrick Plourde, lead game designer. Ezio will serve as Da Vinci's test subject for many of his inventions such as the flying machine. (USA Today -- Tech)

    Mona Lisa Smiles on Tourist Who Hurls Mug at Masterpiece  Aug 13, 2009
    Mona Lisa' by Leonardo Da Vinci. PARIS The Louvre Museum says a Russian visitor hurled an empty terra cotta mug at the Mona Lisa. (Fox News)

    Russian tourist hurls mug at Mona Lisa  Aug 12, 2009
    Francois Mori / AP fileIn this April 5, 2005 file photo, a woman watches the painting Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci in the Louvre Museum in Paris. . (MSNBC -- Travel)

    Rapper convicted  Aug 12, 2009
    A museum spokesman said the canvas of Leonardo Da Vinci s masterpiece was undamaged in the attack last week, though the mug shattered. Small cracks appeared in the glass protecting the museum s most popular possession, but they will soon be fixed. (Boston Globe)

    Antikythera mechanism may be even older than thought  Aug 8, 2009
    Think about the unknown genius who invented this thing, another Leonardo da Vinci or Newton, whose name has been lost to history. Pity. (Harper's Magazine)

    'Anyone could paint that' and 7 other myths about art  Aug 7, 2009
    Even Leonardo da Vinci made the basic mistake of mixing oil and water. As a result, his 15th-century mural of the Last Supper is now peeling off the back wall of the dining hall at Santa Maria delle Grazie. (Christian Science Monitor)

    Top Ten Museums in Paris  Jul 31, 2009
    The Greek sculptures of Winged Victory and Venus de Milo and the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci are among the most popular exhibits. Right behind the museum is the Jardin des Tuileries which has several theme gardens, sculptures and a pool. (Suite101.com)

    Most Wanted Games of 2009  Jul 30, 2009
    Oh yeah, and my bestest bud is Leonardo da Vinci. You know, that guy from the Dan Brown book ; Angels s. He's quite a dapper hand when it comes to inventions. (IGN PC Games)

    Wilmington library invites you to dinner and movie  Jul 28, 2009
    Find out how they time travel to the Renaissance and learn secrets from Leonardo da Vinci. Copies of the book may be reserved by visiting or calling the Children s Room at 978-694-2098. (Wilmington Advocate, MA)

    Top Article: Food For Thought  Jul 28, 2009
    What do George Bernard Shaw, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Leo Tolstoy, Leonardo Da Vinci, Paul McCartney, and Pythagoras have in common. If your answer is they're all towering figures of European culture, you're only half right. (India Times, India)

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