Tag: Leonardo da Vinci

• Monday, June 21st 2021 - 07:36 UTC

  17th Century Mona Lisa sold for 2.9 million euros

  

  A replica of Leonardo Da Vinci's famous Mona Lisa has been sold for 2.9 million euros in an online auction, Christie's house announced. It was a record price for a reproduction.

• Wednesday, February 26th 2020 - 09:30 UTC

  Leonardo da Vinci's exhibition at the Louvre in Paris received 1.1 million visitors

  

  Nearly 1.1 million people flocked to see a blockbuster Leonardo da Vinci exhibition at the Louvre in Paris before it closed on Monday - an all-time record - the museum said. The huge show to mark the 500th anniversary of the artist's death in France, drew twice the numbers of the previous biggest show at the world's most visited museum.

• Saturday, May 4th 2019 - 09:18 UTC

  Leonardo da Vinci suffered of “claw hand” which impaired him from painting, Italian doctors have suggested

  

  Leonardo da Vinci could have experienced nerve damage in a fall, impeding his ability to paint in later life, Italian doctors suggest. They diagnosed ulnar palsy, or “claw hand”, by analyzing the depiction of his right hand in two artworks. It had been suggested that Leonardo's hand impairment was caused by a stroke.

• Thursday, November 16th 2017 - 08:12 UTC

  Leonardo's “Salvator Mundi” smashes all previous records: US$ 450 million

  

  A painting of Christ by Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci has sold for US$ 450 million at auction in New York, obliterating previous records. The 500-year-old oil painting depicting Christ holding a crystal orb, called Salvator Mundi — or Saviour of the World — is one of fewer than 20 paintings by Leonardo da Vinci known to exist.