Silvano Vinceti’s research asserts that the four-arched bridge in the portrait is the Ponte Romito in the province of Arezzo, Italy.
Leonardo da Vinci
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Can We Find Compassion in the Grotesque?
Monstrous Faces and Caricatures invites viewers to confront ugliness and the questions it raises about how we relate to it.
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Why Did the Old Masters Add Egg Yolk to Paint?
It was long assumed the trace amounts of proteins found in paintings were due to contamination, but a new study suggests the use of egg was deliberate.
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Newton Who? Leonardo Explored Gravity First
A new analysis of diagrams drawn in the artist’s personal notebook reveals a near-accurate model of Earth’s gravitational pull.
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How Leonardo’s “Monstrous” Drawings Inspired Modern Caricature
“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.
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There Are Now Not One But Two Documentaries About the Salvator Mundi Saga
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.
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People Want Jeff Bezos to Buy the Mona Lisa and Eat it
The viral petition has over 4,500 signatures.
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From da Vinci to Bosch, the 10 Most Googled Paintings of 2020
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
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
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.
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Night at the Museum: Louvre Will Stay Open From Dusk ’Til Dawn for Last Days of Leonardo Blockbuster
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.
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The Pursuit of Art, 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.
