The reputation of Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) as an inventor
and scientist, and his complex personality, have sometimes almost
overshadowed the importance of his aims and techniques as a
painter. This exquisite book focuses on a crucial period in the
1480s and 90s when, as a salaried court artist to Duke Ludovico
Sforza in the city-state of Milan--freed from the pressures of
making a living in the commercially minded Florentine
republic--Leonardo produced some of the most celebrated and
influential works of his career. "The Last Supper," his two
versions of "The Virgin of the Rocks," and "The Lady with an
Ermine" (a beautiful portrait of Cecilia Gallerani, Ludovico's
mistress) were paintings that set a new standard for his Milanese
contemporaries. Leonardo's style was magnified, through
collaboration and imitation, to become the visual language of the
regime, and by the time he returned to Florence in 1500, his status
had been utterly transformed.
This new examination of Leonardo's painting career and his
lasting impact on Italian Renaissance style features works from
U.S., British, and European collections. Collectively, they
represent the diverse range of his artistic output, from drawings
in chalk, ink, and metalpoint to full-scale oil paintings. Together
with the authors' meticulous research and detailed analysis, they
demonstrate Leonardo's consummate skill and extraordinary ambition
as a painter.
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