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In Leonardo's words:
"The elements of mathematics, that is to say number and measure, termed arithmetic and geometry, discourse with supreme truth on discontinuous and continuous quantities. Here no one argues that twice three makes more or less than six, nor that a triangle has angles smaller than two right angles, but with eternal silence, every dissension is destroyed, and in tranquility these sciences are relished by their devotees."
See also http://www.dartmouth.edu/~matc/math5.geometry/unit14/unit14.html
Channels: ConservationEuropean ArtPaintingRenaissance Art
Artists: Leonardo da Vinci
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
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