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Leonardo da Vinci

Posted inNews

Newton Who? Leonardo Explored Gravity First 

by Rhea Nayyar February 21, 2023February 21, 2023

A new analysis of diagrams drawn in the artist’s personal notebook reveals a near-accurate model of Earth’s gravitational pull.

Posted inArt

How Leonardo’s “Monstrous” Drawings Inspired Modern Caricature

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie November 21, 2022February 7, 2023

“Grotesque Head of an Old Woman,” recently acquired by the National Gallery of Art, is one of several studies by Leonardo exploring exaggerated facial expression.

Posted inFilm

There Are Now Not One But Two Documentaries About the Salvator Mundi Saga

by Bedatri D. Choudhury September 13, 2021September 13, 2021

Both The Lost Leonardo and Savior for Sale dig into how museums and galleries are not merely complicit with the unregulated art-industrial complex, but are necessary to it.

Posted inNews

People Want Jeff Bezos to Buy the Mona Lisa and Eat it

by Hakim Bishara June 14, 2021June 14, 2021

The viral petition has over 4,500 signatures.

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From da Vinci to Bosch, the 10 Most Googled Paintings of 2020

by Hakim Bishara March 1, 2021March 2, 2021

The list of artworks is based on data from 155 different countries.

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Sections of Salvator Mundi Not Part of Leonardo’s Original Design, Research Suggests

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia February 2, 2021February 7, 2021

Two recent investigations of “Salvator Mundi,” including one conducted by the Louvre, now offer new avenues for skepticism.

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A Pristine 16th-Century Reproduction of the “Last Supper” Has Been Digitized

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia June 23, 2020November 5, 2020

Leonardo da Vinci’s painting of the “Last Supper” has faded and cracked over time, but an accurate reproduction likely made by one of his pupils reveals details you may have missed.

Posted inIn Brief

Night at the Museum: Louvre Will Stay Open From Dusk ’Til Dawn for Last Days of Leonardo Blockbuster

by Hakim Bishara February 10, 2020February 10, 2020

The museum is offering visitors a last chance to view its massive survey of the Italian master’s works, offering free admission from 9pm to 8:30am.

Posted inArt

The Pursuit of Art, 2019

Avatar photo by Thomas Micchelli December 28, 2019December 28, 2019

MoMA’s recognition of modernism’s multiverse, alongside artist-led drives for greater transparency on the part of museums and their boards, brought a twinge of optimism to the close of the year.

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A Peek Into Some of the Best Art Books of 2019

by Michael Glover November 30, 2019

Paula Rego, John Ruskin, Donald Judd, Lucian Freud, Hokusai, and, yes, Leonardo da Vinci.

Posted inArt

When Leonardo da Vinci Just Isn’t Enough

by Michael Glover November 16, 2019November 15, 2019

Leonardo’s “Virgin” meets virtual reality — simpleminded in the extreme.

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Leonardo da Vinci, Lost at the Louvre

by Michael Glover November 2, 2019November 1, 2019

What exactly is the matter with this exhibition? We had expected to be excited from the start, but we are not.

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