Miró in the mid- to late 1920s was punk. He was a one-man aesthetic earthquake. He wanted to return painting to first principles. But he was less interested in imposing those principles on you and me ...

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While The Public Domain Review primarily takes the form of an “arts journal”, it has also quietly served ... European cave painters from millenia ago — as well as Leonardo da Vinci it seems…that ...

Despite being a prolific draughtsman, fewer than 20 paintings by Leonardo survive. But which were his greatest hits?

We’ve investigated dying words and actions attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, Charles Darwin, Abraham Lincoln and a NASA rover ...

Ginevra de' Benci was a poet famed for her beauty and intellect. But art historians know little about her beyond the writings ...

The 2006 film The Da Vinci Code has been widely discussed for many reasons. One of the biggest reasons for its criticism is ...

Leonardo DiCaprio tried to fly under the radar for his first Met Gala. The actor made his debut at the star-studded event Monday night to support girlfriend Vittoria Ceretti — but refrained from ...

The Oscar winner arrived at the annual function for the first time on Monday but skipped the red carpet. Leo was seemingly there to support his Italian model girlfriend, Vittoria Ceretti. The ...