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The Death of Leonardo da Vinci, by Ingres, 1818 [u] The 19th century brought a particular admiration for Leonardo's genius, causing Henry Fuseli to write in 1801: "Such was the dawn of modern art, when Leonardo da Vinci broke forth with a splendour that distanced former excellence: made up of all the elements that constitute the essence of ...
Follower of Leonardo da Vinci (could possibly be Salai), Head of the Virgin, between 1508 and 1513, Vienna , Albertina Museum, inv. n° 17613. The drawing was the subject of copies by followers, including one in particular that was sometimes even attributed to the master, and in any case was contemporary with him.
The Madrid Codices I–II (I – Ms. 8937 i II – Ms. 8936), are two manuscripts by Leonardo da Vinci which were discovered in the Biblioteca Nacional de España in Madrid in 1965 by Dr. Jules Piccus, Language Professor at the University of Massachusetts. The Madrid Codices I was finished during 1490 and 1499, and II from 1503 to 1505. [1]
The Italian polymath Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) was the founding figure of the High Renaissance, and exhibited enormous influence on subsequent artists.Only around eight major works—The Adoration of the Magi, Saint Jerome in the Wilderness, the Louvre Virgin of the Rocks, The Last Supper, the ceiling of the Sala delle Asse, The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and Saint John the Baptist ...
Saint John the Baptist is a High Renaissance oil painting on walnut wood by Leonardo da Vinci. Likely to have been completed between 1513 and 1516, it is believed to be his final painting. Its original size was 69 by 57 centimetres (27 in × 22 in). The painting is in the collection of the Louvre.
The concept was designed while Leonardo da Vinci was under the patronage of Ludovico Sforza in 1487. [2] Sometimes described as a prototype of modern tanks, Leonardo's armored vehicle represented a conical cover inspired by a turtle's shell. The covering was to be made of wood and reinforced with metal plates.
Leonardo da Vinci's study in silverpoint for The Horse, c. 1488 [1] Study in silverpoint for the monument (abandoned design), c. 1490 [2]. Leonardo's Horse (also known as the Sforza Horse or the Gran Cavallo ("Great Horse") ) is a project for a bronze sculpture that was commissioned from Leonardo da Vinci in 1482 by the Duke of Milan Ludovico il Moro, but never completed.
Adoration of the Magi by Leonardo da Vinci, both before and after its restoration. High definition viewer of before and after restoration. The Uffizi Gallery restored the work between 2012 and 2017, [7] removing years of dirt and old varnish. The result is a work that is incredibly bright, with Leonardo's charcoal outline and marks clearly visible.