Understanding five centuries of reception
Leonardo's LegacyRenaissance, technique & posterity
Sfumato, rivalries, authentication, market, books, films and modern posterity in blog posts.
13 blog posts
Renaissance, technology and heritage
Sfumato, rivalries, authentication, modern reception, books, films and Leonardo's place in history.
The signature of Léonard de Vinci : forms, documents and false signatures
Forms of Leonardo's signature, mirror writing, autograph documents and method for spotting false signatures.
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The Treaty of painting of Léonard de Vinci : summary and essential principles
Origin, compilation by Melzi, summary, eight essential principles, advice to the painter and editions of the Treatise on painting of...
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Why so many works of Léonard de Vinci are they unfinished?
Departures, wars, technical experiments and improvement: why the Adoration of the Magi, Saint Jerome, Saint Anne and...
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How to authenticate a Léonard de Vinci ? Attributions, copies and controversies
Provenance, pigments, imagery, repentances, style and workshop: complete method for understanding attributions and controversies...
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The frescoes of Léonard de Vinci : technique, fragility and conservation
The Last Supper, the Battle of Anghiari and the Sala delle Asse: Leonardo's wall techniques, causes of damage and issues of...
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How Léonard de Vinci was he painting? Supports, diapers, oils and glazes
Panels, preparations, underlying drawing, oils, glazes and repentances: Leonardo's pictorial method explained thanks to the...
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The sfumato of Léonard de Vinci : definition, method and examples
Definition of sfumato, layered fabrication, differences from chiaroscuro and detailed examples in Leonardo's works...
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The best films and documentaries on Léonard de Vinci
What films and documentaries to watch on Léonard de Vinci ? Ranking, level of rigor, fiction to know and advice from...
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The style of Léonard de Vinci : characteristics of its painting
Sfumato, chiaroscuro, composition, gestures, landscapes and technique: a complete visual guide to understanding and recognizing style...
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Léonard de Vinci and Michel-Ange : rivalry, encounters and differences
Léonard de Vinci and Michel-Ange : their meetings in Florence, the duel of Anghiari and Cascina, their methods, their differences and...
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Top 100 Old Masters: Essential Painters Before 1800
Discover 100 essential old masters, from Giotto, Leonard and Titien to Rembrandt, Vermeer, Velazquez and Goya : notices, images and...
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Top 100 famous portrait painters: the painters who revealed faces
Discover 100 major portrait painters, by Leonard, Rembrandt and Velazquez to Frida Kahlo, Lucian Freud and Kehinde Wiley: works,...
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Top 100 famous Italian painters: from Giotto to Caravage
Discover 100 major Italian painters, from Giotto to Caravage : images, schools, original notices, interactive research and...
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