Leonardo da Vinci

100 days of summer

2012-05-23 19:03:00

Looking for something to do this summer? Whether you're looking for relaxation, a good meal, respite from the heat or adventure, there are a wide range o f activities to help make the most of your summer. Here are 100 from which to choose: May Silver...

The Siren's Call: The past is never past

2012-03-04 00:00:00

"The past is never dead," Faulkner famously wrote in "Requiem for a Nun." "It's not even past" — and nothing demonstrates that maxim better than the discovery of a "new" painting by a revered, long-dead artist. Suddenly, it is as if that person...

Thomas Kinkade dies at 54; 'Painter of Light' worked to project 'serene simplicity'

2012-04-08 00:00:00

Thomas Kinkade, the self-styled "Painter of Light" who died Friday at 54, once said he worked to "create images that project a serene simplicity." But despite his astonishing commercial success with luminous seascapes and paintings of cottages and...

Mona Lisa completed later than thought, Louvre confirms

2012-03-29 16:32:55

Thomas Kinkade's life was often at odds with his pastoral vision

2012-04-07 16:36:41

Mona Lisa doesn't need Google Art Project

2012-04-09 16:33:11

Quirky and unusual

2011-12-04 00:00:00

Awkward Family Pet Photos Mike Bender and Doug Chernack Three Rivers Press, $15, paper The guys who brought us "Awkward Family Photos" are back with an edition devoted to cruel and unusual punishment to animals. Sort of. It's not that we don't love our...

Leonardo da Vinci, coming soon to a theater near you [Video]

2011-12-07 16:32:56

Monster Mash: Drilling for Leonardo Da Vinci; 'Once' to Broadway

2011-12-07 16:33:01

Shepard Fairey designs 'Person of the Year' for Time magazine

2011-12-14 16:33:08

Book review: 'The Young Leonardo' by Larry J. Feinberg

2011-12-21 16:33:08

Monster Mash: Louvre, Leonardo; Meryl Streep, women's museum

2011-12-29 16:32:59

"The Last Supper." The theme for this year's pageant is "The Genius," which explores the connection between art and developments in science and technology. Cost: General admission starts at $15 and includes admission to the Laguna Beach Festival of Arts Dates: July 7-Aug.

2012-05-24 00:00:00

Considered by many to be the most famous painting in the world, the "Mona Lisa" was stolen from the Louvre in Paris in 1911 by Vincenzo Perrugia, a Louvre employee from Italy who was said to have been annoyed at how many Italian artworks were in the French museum.

2012-02-19 00:00:00

Considered by many to be the most famous painting in the world, the "Mona Lisa" was stolen from the Louvre in Paris in 1911 by Vincenzo Perrugia, a Louvre employee from Italy who was said to have been annoyed at how many Italian artworks were in the French museum.

2012-02-19 00:00:00