Leonardo Da-Vinci: Last News

Dior’s affirmed feminist designer Maria Grazia Chiuri used the male gaze, as reflected in female oil portraits across the centuries, to make a fashion statement on female empowerment and subjugation.

mxmtoon has released ‘mona lisa’, a new single from her sophomore album that will be released later this year. The artist known as Maia has also announced North American tour dates – find those below.The single was released on streaming platforms on February 8 alongside art depicting the singer as the iconic Leonardo da Vinci painting.The ukulele-driven song invites the listener to daydream, mxmtoon checking off references to several famous artists, including William Shakespeare and Frida Kahlo, as she sings: “I wanna be a Mona Lisa / The kinda girl that you can dream of”.Listen to mxmtoon’s ‘mona lisa’ below.The single is taken from mxmtoon’s upcoming sophomore album, which has yet to be given a release date.In a statement, she said, “As someone who usually writes songs about other people, one of my ongoing questions is ‘will anyone ever write songs about me?’”“‘mona lisa’ is about wanting to be the subject of the art for once instead of being the creator.

Her famous locks are still flowing but green scales on her head are a clue that Eleanor Tomlinson’s new alter-ego is certainly no Demelza.

Five centuries ago, Leonardo da Vinci’s radical work shook the ­establishment to its core.

As a nation, we are immensely tetchy about any actor portraying a stereotypical Oirish accent but spare a thought for Aidan Turner.

Carole Horst Aidan Turner already has legions of fans for his turn as Kili in “The Hobbit” feature film series and earned a whole lot more — in a different demographic — as Ross Poldark in the long-running BBC series “Poldark,” a fixture on PBS’ “Masterpiece” in the States. Now he’s bringing his gift for period drama and his Renaissanceera hair to “Leonardo,” an eight-episode drama that probes the inner life of the Renaissance genius Leonardo da Vinci and is a joint effort from Italy’s RAI, France Télévisions, Germany’s ZDF and Spain’s RTVE.

EXCLUSIVE: Poldark and The Hobbit trilogy star Aidan Turner has signed with ICM Partners for representation in all areas.

Ireland’s own Aidan Turner had been entertaining the masses with his stellar turn in the series Poldark and now he’s back to try and entrance us once more with his new show, Leonardo.

Footage giving a first look at Aidan Turner playing Leonardo da Vinci has been released to mark the Italian painter’s birthday.