Mar 22, 2007

Corriere della Sera (Italy) - "Battaglia di Anghiari, la troveremo senza rompere il muro"

The leading newspaper headlines the pledge by scientists that they will not break the wall in their search for the lost mural, Battle of Anghiari, by Leonardo da Vinci. (In Italian)


Mar 14, 2007

L'Espresso (Italy) - "Leonardo sotto scorta"

The publication reports on the search for the Battle of Anghiari mural in the Palazzo Vecchio. (In Italian)


Feb 28, 2007

San Diego Union-Tribune - "He uses science in the pursuit of art"

A profile of Calit2's Maurizio Seracini as the institute appoints him to lead a new center of interdisciplinary science for cultural heritage at UCSD.


Feb 19, 2007

Herald Sun (Australia) - "Expert Close to Cracking Da Vinci Code"

The newspaper profiles CISA3 director Maurizio Seracini and his work to discover a lost mural by Leonardo da Vinci.


Feb 12, 2007

Time Magazine - "Cracking a Real-Life Da Vinci Code"

The magazine profiles the effort to find a mural that may be buried inside a wall of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence.


Feb 9, 2007

New York Times - "A Real-Life Mystery: The Hunt for the Lost Leonardo"

Ian Fisher reports from Florence on the latest plans of Maurizio Seracini to find the da Vinci mural not seen in over 500 years.


Feb 1, 2007

The Independent (UK) - "Da Vinci sleuth invited to find lost masterpiece"

The newspaper reports that UCSD's Maurizio Seracini has been appointed to lead the scientific search for the lost mural, the Battle of Anghiari, by Italian authorities.


Jan 30, 2007

Reuters (UK) - "Art sleuth looks for lost Da Vinci masterpiece"

Silvia Aloisi reports from Florence on Maurizio Seracini, who has been on the trail of a lost Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece for 32 years.


Jan 15, 2007

New York Times - "Leonardo Quest to Resume"

The newspaper notes that according to the Associated Press, Italy's culture minister has formally approved a resumption of the search for da Vinci's Battle of Anghiari mural, to be led by UCSD's Maurizio Seracini.


Jan 10, 2007

ANSA (Italy) - "Battaglia di Anghiari: un giallo che affascina da 500 anni"

The news agency reports that the Battle of Anghiari has fascinated the art world for the 500 years it has been missing.


Dec 7, 2006

Washington Times - "Gift of the Magi"

Kelly Jane Torrance reports on the temporary exhibition of a da Vinci drawing, and notes that UCSD's Maurizio Seracini will speak at the opening of the event at the Library of Congress.


Dec 6, 2006

Reuters (UK) - "Rare Da Vinci sketch displayed in Washington"

A sketch by Leonardo da Vinci that preceded his painting of the 'Adoration of the Magi' is on display at the Library of Congress, with UCSD's Maurizio Seracini to speak at the opening.


Nov 2, 2006

The Florentine (Italy) - "An interview with Maurizio Seracini, the man behind the real Da Vinci mystery"

Interview with UCSD research scientist Maurizio Seracini.


Aug 27, 2006

The Observer (UK) - "Fresh start in lost Leonardo quest"

The newspaper reports on plans to resume the search for the Battle of Anghiari mural, lost for over 500 years.


May 29, 2006

United Press International - "Hidden sketches in da Vinci piece revealed"

The news agency reports on the discovery of extensive underdrawings by Leonardo da Vinci below the paint of his 'Adoration of the Magi' but made visible with multispectral imaging.


2007 Archive

November 29 Il Sole 24 Ore
Battaglia di Anghiari: la caccia al capolavoro di Maurizio Seracini

November 22  El País (Spain)
Seracini, el único personaje real de 'El Código da Vinci', busca un 'leonardo'

November 17 AGI Agenzia Italia (Italy)
Arte: WSJ, ‘Battaglia di Anghiari’ tra le 7 meraviglie perdute

November 16 Chicago Daily Herald (US)
Many of history's most famous shipwrecks, relics are still lost


November 9 Wall Street Journal (US)
[click on interactive map, then on 'The Battle of Anghiari']
7 Missing Wonders

October 31 TF1 Television (France) Video Only
La bataille d'Anghiari de Léonard de Vinci retrouvée?

October 25 Washington Times (US)
High-tech search for da Vinci fresco

October 24 Wired News (US)
Neutron Beams Search for Da Vinci's Lost Masterpiece

ctober 23 La Repubblica (Italy)
Entro un anno la verità sull'affresco di Leonardo

October 23 La Nazione (Italy)
Al via la caccia all'Anghiari di Leonardo

October 22 Il Messaggero (Italy)
Battaglia di Anghiari, caccia nucleare all'affresco

October 22 AGNKronos (Italy)
Giorni contati per il mistero della 'Battaglia di Anghiari'

October 22 AGI News (Italy)
Battaglia Anghiari: Rutelli, Un Anno per Svelare Enigma

October 22 Associated Press (US)
Engineers to Search for Leonardo Fresco

October 22 Forbes (US)
Engineers to Search for Leonardo Fresco

October 22 Corriere della Sera (Italy)
Palazzo Vecchio, caccia al Leonardo sparito

October 10 Il Sole 24 Ore (Italy)
Sponsor in coda per il segreto di Leonardo

October 9 L'Espresso (Italy)
Neutroni per svelare Leonardo

October 9 La Repubblica (Italy)
Tecnologia militare segreta per scoprire Leonardo

September 22 Il Giornale (Italy)
«Battaglia di Anghiari»: saranno 4 gli sponsor

July 30 KGTV Channel 8 CBS (US)
Superimposed Last Supper Reveals New Figures

July 2 People Magazine
The Da Vinci Detective

June 12 These Days -- KPBS Radio
Art Detective Reveals Lost Da Vinci Fresco


June 11 InToscana.com (Italy)
Premiato in California l´esperto della "Battaglia di Anghiari"

June 8 Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)
Wer Leonardo sucht, der findet

May 19 La Nazione (Italy)
Battaglia di Anghiari’ Diciotto mesi per le risposte

May 11 La Nazione (Italy)
Così ritroverò la Battaglia

May 6 Il Sole (Italy)
Cercare la Battaglia

April 19 Currents (US)
Maurizio Seracini works to improve art conservation

March 23 La Nazione (Italy)
Palazzo Vecchio si prepara alla caccia tecnologica della «Battaglia di Anghiari»

March 22 InToscana.it (Italy)
Arte: riprenderà in estate la caccia alla Battaglia di Anghiari

March 22 Corriere della Sera (Italy)
Battaglia di Anghiari, la troveremo senza rompere il muro

March 14 L'Espresso (Italy)
Leonardo sotto scorta

March 12 UCSD Guardian (US)
'Renaissance Man' Fuses Culture, Science at New Center'

February 28 The San Diego Union-Tribune
He uses science in the pursuit of art

February 19 Herald Sun (Australia)
Expert Close to Cracking Da Vinci Code

February 9  New York Times
A Real-Life Mystery: The Hunt for the Lost Leonardo

February 12 Time Magazine
Cracking a Real-Life Da Vinci Code

February 1  The Independent (UK)
Da Vinci sleuth invited to find lost masterpiece

January 30  Reuters
Art sleuth looks for lost Da Vinci masterpiece

January 15 New York Times
Leonardo Quest to Resume

January 10  ANSA (Italy)
Battaglia di Anghiari: un giallo che affascina da 500 anni



2006 Archive

December 7  The Washington Times
Gift of the Magi

December 6  Reuters
Rare Da Vinci sketch displayed in Washington

November 2  The Florentine
An interview with Maurizio Seracini, the man behind the real Da Vinci mystery

October 3  La Nazione (Italy)
‘ Battaglia di Anghiari’, una ricerca che va conclusa

October 2 Time Magazine
A grand tour

October 1 Il Giornale dell’Arte (Italy)
Il tecnico: prima di decidere fare una vera «cartella clinica»

August 27 The Observer (UK)
Fresh start in lost Leonardo quest

August 28  Il Corriere della Sera (Italy)
Mantegna a Mantova, Leonardo a Tokio

May 29  United Press International
Hidden sketches in da Vinci piece revealed

May 27 The Times (UK)
Revealed: the Leonardo cover-up hidden by monks for 500 years

May 22 The Herald (Australia)
Da Vinci broken by the code

May 20 Channel 4 (UK)
The Da Vinci Detective

May 16  The Times (UK)
On the trail of the lost Leonardo

May 16  Anderson Cooper 360 CNN
Da Vinci Code character appears in flesh and blood

February 24 La Stampa (Italy)
L’Architetto Umanista Avrebbe Partecipato

February 6 This Week @ UCSD
Da Vinci Decoded

2005 Archive