Portrait d'Isabelle d'Este
Léonard de Vinci quitta Milan en 1499 alors que l’armée française pénétrait en Italie. En route pour Venise, il s’arrêta à Mantoue et réalisa à la demande d’Isabelle d’Este cette esquisse d’un portrait qui ne fut jamais peint. Ce dessin extrêmement célèbre est, malgré un état de conservation médiocre, l’une des plus belles interprétations du demi-portrait en buste dans l’œuvre de Léonard. C’est également le seul exemple de dessin rehaussé de plusieurs pigments colorés de la main du maître. Contrefaire le naturel... Depuis 1498, Isabelle d’Este cherchait à obtenir une image d’elle-même, peinte, sculptée ou frappée, qui la satisfasse. ...avec perfection Esquisse singulière dans ses proportions, dans le raccourci du buste, dans son inachèvement même, l’œuvre retient également par l’ambiguïté de son parti. Bibliographie - ARASSE Daniel , Léonard de Vinci. - BAMBACH Carmen C., Drawing and Painting in the Italian Renaissance Workshop. - VIATTE Françoise, Léonard de Vinci.
Leonardo's Secrets
The Secret of Leonardo Da Vinci A recent spate of books and articles have suggested that Leonardo Da Vinci was the leader of a clandestine society and that he hid secret codes and messages in his art work. Is this true? In addition to his role in history as a famous painter, scientist and inventor, was he also the keeper of some vast secret to be passed down through the ages? Ciphers and Encryption Leonardo was certainly no stranger to the use codes and encryption. Other researchers have suggested that he used this reversed writing because he found it easier. Recently Leonardo has been credited by many people with inventing a device dubbed a cryptex. As ingenious as this device is, and as much as it sounds like something Leonardo might have invented, the cryptex is a fictional device created by Dan Brown and credited to Leonardo in his popular book, The Da Vinci Code. Mystery of the Mona Lisa One popular idea is that Leonardo painted secret symbols or messages into his artworks. Dr.
La Sainte Anne, De Vinci
Remerciements : Cette exposition bénéficie du mécénat exclusif de Salvatore Ferragamo Chef-d’œuvre de Léonard de Vinci restauré avec le concours du Centre de recherche et de restauration des musées de France, la Vierge à l’Enfant avec sainte Anne est au cœur d’une exposition exceptionnelle rassemblant pour la première fois l’ensemble des documents liés à ce panneau. Le début de la lente et complexe genèse du tableau remonterait à 1501, date de sa première mention dans la correspondance d’Isabelle d’Este. Esquisses de composition, dessins préparatoires, études de paysage et le magnifique carton de la National Gallery de Londres – jamais présenté à côté du tableau depuis la mort de Léonard – illustrent, entre autres, cette longue méditation et rendent compte des différentes solutions successivement envisagées par le maître. Les hommages plus récents que lui ont rendus Delacroix, Degas ou Max Ernst témoignent enfin de l’influence durable de ce chef-d’œuvre. Commissaire(s) :
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo is revered for his technological ingenuity. He conceptualised flying machines, an armoured vehicle, concentrated solar power, an adding machine,[7] and the double hull, also outlining a rudimentary theory of plate tectonics. Relatively few of his designs were constructed or were even feasible during his lifetime,[nb 2] but some of his smaller inventions, such as an automated bobbin winder and a machine for testing the tensile strength of wire, entered the world of manufacturing unheralded. Life Childhood, 1452–1466 Leonardo's earliest known drawing, the Arno Valley (1473), Uffizi Leonardo's early life has been the subject of historical conjecture.[15] Vasari, the 16th-century biographer of Renaissance painters, tells of how a local peasant made himself a round shield and requested that Ser Piero have it painted for him. Verrocchio's workshop, 1466–1476 Professional life, 1476–1513 Leonardo da Vinci's very accurate map of Imola, created for Cesare Borgia Old age, 1513–1519 Painting
Leonardo da Vinci Biography
Leonardo da Vinci was a leading artist and intellectual of the Italian Renaissance who's known for his enduring works "The Last Supper" and "Mona Lisa." Synopsis Born on April 15, 1452, in Vinci, Italy, Leonardo da Vinci was the epitome of a “Renaissance man.” Possessor of a curious mind and keen intellect, da Vinci studied the laws of science and nature, which greatly informed his work as a painter, sculptor, architect, inventor, military engineer and draftsman. His ideas and body of work—which includes "Virgin of the Rocks," "The Last Supper" and "Mona Lisa"—have influenced countless artists and made da Vinci a leading light of the Italian Renaissance. Humble Beginnings Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452, in a farmhouse nestled amid the undulating hills of Tuscany outside the village of Anchiano in present-day Italy. At the age of 20, da Vinci qualified for membership as a master artist in Florence’s Guild of Saint Luke and established his own workshop. Final Years Videos
