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Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper is one of the most iconic artworks in Western history. But from the moment the paint dried, the masterpiece began to deteriorate. leading to a five-century ...
Directors Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon tell IndieWire about the visual tricks that opened up the mind of Leonardo Da Vinci in their two-part PBS documentary series.
The likely Leonardo da Vinci painting "Salvator Mundi" looks straightforward at first glance: a depiction of Jesus Christ in Renaissance-era clothing, raising one hand in blessing and holding a ...
In the early 1490s, Leonardo da Vinci tackled his most ambitious work yet – The Last Supper. Skip to Main Content. ... The Mona Lisa is much more than just a painting, it's a cultural icon.
Explore Leonardo da Vinci's most famous works like the Mona Lisa, as well as his drawings and unfinished works. In 1517, Leonardo showed a visitor a portrait of Lisa del Giocondo, the wife of a ...
1. The painting depicts a shocking moment from the Last Supper. The Last Supper was a common motif for the artists of da Vinci’s time. But the ingenious painter decided to focus on a specific ...
Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa is arguably the most famous portrait in the world, but now, some are speculating that the woman with the inscrutable smile may not be a woman after all. They are ...
Oct. 6, 2013— -- A long sought-after artwork attributed to Leonardo da Vinci has been discovered among a private collection of 400 paintings locked in a Swiss Bank Vault. The painting closely ...
Leonardo da Vinci is a 2-part, 4-hour docuseries directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon. It’s Ken Burns’ first project that isn’t about an American subject, but given how da ...
For the portrait displayed on the wall has long been venerated as one of Leonardo da Vinci's most consummate achievements. He executed it, with outstanding finesse, in 1490.
The portrait of Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, more exactly the portrait of one Lisa Gherardini, was executed by fits and starts very early in the 16th century.