AMBOISE, Loire Valley, France, April 28 (Reuters) - C ommemorations for Leonardo da Vinci's 500th anniversary begin this week in Amboise, in the Loire Valley, with France and Italy setting aside ...

Amboise, 1518… After returning victorious from Italy, François I still had to fight for power: crime, seduction, diplomacy, and conspirations could still ruin his dream of glory and Empire. Through ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Five hundred years ago this fall, Leonardo da Vinci arrived in Amboise, a small town on France’s Loire River, bringing with him his three most famous ...

The banks of the Loire are lined with sumptuous châteaux: Amboise is topped with one, Mick Jagger owns another, just down the rue, and the very finest is at nearby Chenonceau. And then there's Vouvray ...

The legend of Leonardo da Vinci is shrouded in mystery: How did he die? Are the remains buried in a French chateau really those of the Renaissance master? Was the "Mona Lisa" a self-portrait in ...

Leonardo da Vinci came from Italy, more specifically Tuscany. His name, translated into English, is “Leonardo from Vinci”, ...

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The legend of Leonardo da Vinci is shrouded in mystery: How did he die? Are the remains buried in a French chateau really those of the Renaissance master? Was the "Mona Lisa" a self-portrait in ...

Commemorations for Leonardo da Vinci's 500th anniversary begin this week in Amboise, in the Loire Valley, with France and Italy setting aside recent tensions to honor the memory of the Renaissance ...