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da Vinci

American  
[duh vin-chee, dah veen-chee] / də ˈvɪn tʃi, dɑ ˈvin tʃi /

noun

  1. Leonardo Leonardo da Vinci.


da Vinci British  
/ də ˈvɪntʃɪ /

noun

  1. See Leonardo da Vinci

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For Pontormo, who studied with Leonardo da Vinci and was influenced by Michelangelo and Dürer, it’s the painting that shows him stylistically emancipated from those giants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

While Leonardo da Vinci struggled to finish his projects, and Michelangelo tended to focus obsessively on the same themes, Raphael completed an astonishing number and variety of commissions in his short life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Procedures performed by Intuitive’s da Vinci robots jumped 17% from a year ago, the results showed.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

Siao Him Fa scored 92.50 points for his skate, a tribute to Leonardo da Vinci, which he opened with a perfectly executed quadruple lutz.

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

Masterpieces by da Vinci, Rembrandt, and Raphael now hung in the private apartments of Nazi officials.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys