Leonardo da Vinci’s Scattered Notebooks Have Been Reunited After 400 Years
Leonardo da Vinci, A wooden machine for the excavation of a canal (c. 1503) Codex Atlanticus. Credit: Leonardotheka.…
Record-breaking works of art that have shaped our world: from da Vinci to Banksy
Making art is its own reward. Creating an original artwork from nothing can be deeply satisfying, immense fun…
Laurence des Cars is in Dire Straits Following the Louvre Jewel Heist
Last March, Laurence des Cars, the Louvre’s director, was at the top of her game. Dressed in a…
Louvre workers vote to extend a strike as the museum partially reopens
PARIS (AP) — Employees at the Louvre Museum voted to extend a strike that has disrupted operations at…
Italy sells limited digital copies of masterpieces to aid museums
The last person to get their hands on a painting attributed to Leonardo da Vinci shelled out more…
Is the Persian Gulf Art Boom an Autocrat-Created Mirage?
While art markets in Europe and the United States sputter, a very different story is unfolding on the…