ArtBabble: Leonardo da Vinci

"Ginevra de' Benci," c. 1474/1478, Leonardo da Vinci

National Gallery of Art, Washington — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:24:39 +0000

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This video from the National Gallery of Art Children's Video Tour explores Leonardo da Vinci's 15th-century painting of Ginevra de' Benci. Ginevra posed for this picture in Florence, Italy, 500 years ago--when she was about 16 years old. This painting is the artist's first portrait and one of his earliest experiments with oil paint, which he used to depict details such as Ginevra's golden hair pulled back in a bun, pink cheeks, elegant brown dress, and hard-to-read expression. What do you

Loca Miraculi- Illusions

Chipstone — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:56:34 +0000

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Cabinets of curiosities challenged human perception on all levels, often stimulating and even upsetting the senses. A common part of these early collections were optical devices and illusions originally developed by Renaissance Italian artists, including Leonardo da Vinci, as part of their experiments with perspective. Anamorphic images- a term derived from the Greek for "transformation"- were stretched in various ways according to precise mathematical formulas.

Leonardo da Vinci, The Last Supper (1495-98)

Smarthistory — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:39:12 +0000

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A conversation about Leonardo's famous fresco in the monastery of Santa Maria della Grazie in Milan. We discuss the characteristics of the High Renaissance style, the terrible condition of the painting, how Leonardo's version of this subject is so unique, and what makes this such an important painting in European art history.

Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Steven Zucker