Was Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa a man?

For centuries, people have been speculating about who modelled for Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa. Now, an Italian art historian has claimed that the model in the world's most famous painting is......

Leonardo da Vinci, inventor of plastic?

Leonardo da Vinci, it seems, can add another feather to his already crowded hat.The inventor of flying machines, submarine, robot, alarm clock and numerous other gadgets might have even invented......

Da Vinci painting sells for record $450 million

Salvator Mundi, a portrait of Jesus Christ, was once bought for $59. Leonardo da Vinci's painting, Salvator Mundi has become the most expensive artwork to ever sell at an auction, going for $450.3......

Rig Veda, Apollo Statue, Mona Lisa enrich G20 Summit venue's culture corridor

Certified original copies of the US' Charters of Freedom, a fahua-lid jar from China and Panini's grammar treatise Ashtadhyayi from India are among the historic items displayed at the Bharat......

Doctor with an eye for style

He has received numerous awards, including, the "international gold medal" for advances in Lasik eye surgery. Last year, he was listed in Forbes magazine by Goldline Research among the top ten eye......

Senior Birla's wall of fame for children

When AV Birla group Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla moves into his new home on Altamount Road in Mumbai in the next few months, he will have over 800 old and contemporary Indian paintings to choose......

The one mythology lesson everyone in marketing must learn

Marketers are required to be more Sisyphus than The Vitruvian Man, says Bharat Bambawale. Titian's Sisyphys.According to Greek mythology Sisyphus was doomed to carry a rock uphill time and again,......

Birla's Art under wraps

Like a parent who cannot single out his favourite among his progeny, Kumar Mangalam Birla refuses to pick his favourite from the many pieces of art in his collection.For Kumar is an earnest art......

What's the da Vinci fuss about?

For the three or four among you who haven't heard of Dan Brown, his novel Da Vinci Code, or the controversy surrounding the film set to release in India this week, a quick primer.>Da Vinci Code:......

Himesh woos Mona Lisa

His new film Kajraare will see Himesh Reshammiya wooing Mona Lisa. No, we're not talking about Leonardo DaVinci'sfamous painting. We're talking about the singer-turned-actor's new heroine in the......

Photo: Ash's Mona Lisa look

Mona Lisa's smile may still be a mystery but Bollywood, as usual, has managed to come around it. Aishwarya Rai takes over from Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece in artist Ratan Parimoo's latest......

Seven things Harry Potter fans didn't notice

With J K Rowling declaring recently that the headmaster of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in her hugely popular Harry Potter series, Albus Dumbledore, is gay, a thousand analysts......

PICS: 2024 Paralympics opens amid grand spectacle

Images from the  2024 Paralympics Opening Ceremony in Paris on Wednesday. IMAGE: Performers delight as the Obelisk of Luxor on the Place de la Concorde is seen during the 2024 Paralympics......

Olympics opening ceremony a disgrace: Trump

  IMAGE: A tableau at the Paris Olympic Games opening ceremony that parodied Leonardo da Vinci's famous The Last Supper painting was panned by Christians world over.Photograph: Hannah......

Paris Olympics OC apologises to Christians

Olympic ceremony's Last Supper sketch 'never meant to disrespect' IMAGE: A tableau at the Paris Olympic Games opening ceremony that parodied Leonardo da Vinci's famous The Last Supper painting was......

'Modi running around saying he has been offered 2036 Games'

IMAGE: Manu Bhaker and P R Sreejesh -- India's flag-bearers at the Paris Olympic Games closing ceremony on Sunday. Photograph: P R Sreejesh/Instagram Against all odds, the Paris Olympics have......

PIX: The hand of God touches Messi

'When a move doesn't come off you look to the heavens, and when you ask God for a helping hand you have so many of them to choose from on this ceiling.' IMAGE: Images of Lionel Messi and Diego......