Medieval History
For decades scholars have labored to find a lost masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci, believed by many to be hidden behind a fresco by Giorgio Vasari in the Palazzo Vecchio here. Now ? thanks to an unusual marriage of art history and nuclear physics, partly arranged by an unassuming freelance photographer ? the quest may soon be over.
Better yet, it may end with a photographic image of the lost mural.
The complex tale begins in the 1970s, when the Florentine art historian Maurizio Seracini became convinced that the mural, ?The Battle of Anghiari,? hailed by some in Leonardo?s era as his finest work, was lurking behind the wall-sized Vasari in the Hall of Five Hundred, for centuries the seat of Florence?s government.
With its violent, bucking horses and bloodthirsty soldiers brandishing swords in the scrum of warfare, ?The Battle of Anghiari,? which Leonardo began in 1505 and appears to have abandoned the following year, was hailed as a triumph and copied by many artists until it mysteriously disappeared sometime in the mid-16th century. (A well-known Rubens drawing in the Louvre was inspired by an anonymous copy of the wall-size battle scene.)
Click here to read this article from the New York Times
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Medieval History
Looking for Leonardo, With Camera in Hand
For decades scholars have labored to find a lost masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci, believed by many to be hidden behind a fresco by Giorgio Vasari in the Palazzo Vecchio here. Now ? thanks to an unusual marriage of art history and nuclear physics, partly arranged by an unassuming freelance photographer ? the quest may soon be over.
Better yet, it may end with a photographic image of the lost mural.
The complex tale begins in the 1970s, when the Florentine art historian Maurizio Seracini became convinced that the mural, ?The Battle of Anghiari,? hailed by some in Leonardo?s era as his finest work, was lurking behind the wall-sized Vasari in the Hall of Five Hundred, for centuries the seat of Florence?s government.
With its violent, bucking horses and bloodthirsty soldiers brandishing swords in the scrum of warfare, ?The Battle of Anghiari,? which Leonardo began in 1505 and appears to have abandoned the following year, was hailed as a triumph and copied by many artists until it mysteriously disappeared sometime in the mid-16th century. (A well-known Rubens drawing in the Louvre was inspired by an anonymous copy of the wall-size battle scene.)
Click here to read this article from the New York Times
- Exhibition Reveals The Genius Of Leonardo?s Anatomical Work
Leonardo da Vinci?s ground-breaking studies of the human body and anatomy are to go on display this week in London, England. The exhibition, which takes place almost 500 years after his death, will feature 87 pages from Leonardo?s notebooks, including...
- Mona Lisa Copy May Have Been Painted By Leonardo Da Vinci's Lover, Art Historians Suggest
Last month, a copy of Leonardo's most famous painting rocked the art world with revelations about its provenance. Two weeks after it went on show to the public at the Prado, the museum's conservation team believe they are closing in on a conclusion...
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he National Gallery in England will be having the first public showing of a long-lost Leonardo da Vinci work, Salvator Mundi, which was created in the late 15th or early 16th century. It will be featured during the Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court...