#ArtSaturday Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci 1452-1519), more commonly known as Leonardo da Vinci, or simply Leonardo
Italian Renaissance Humanist pic.twitter.com/8qq9V2rZbf— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) May 19, 2018
#ArtSaturday Leonardo
considered one of the greatest painters of all time, as well as father of paleontology, and of architecture pic.twitter.com/A6BBvqKBqf— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) May 19, 2018
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interested in painting, sculptor, invention, math, literature, engineering, cartography, anatomy, astrology, and more pic.twitter.com/FfzB09mdrl— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) May 19, 2018
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His work is some of the best known art in the worldStudy of Tuscan Landscape (his earliest known landscape) pic.twitter.com/k3YJCmrIuQ
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) May 19, 2018
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1466, age fourteen, apprenticed to Andrea di Cione, known as VerrocchioBaptism of Christ, by Verrocchio & Leonardo pic.twitter.com/HHVeKD5TZF
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) May 19, 2018
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1472, age 20, Leonardo qualified as a Master pic.twitter.com/MeeJ5mY1GN— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) May 19, 2018
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1476: Florentine court records show Leonardo and three young men were arrested & charged with homosexuality, which was illegal at the time pic.twitter.com/pFtVFgCzVh— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) May 19, 2018
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Leonardo and the other three men arrested for homosexual acts were acquitted.Study of Arm Showing Movements,
from Journals, based on anatomical studies pic.twitter.com/3tKbqTyQhJ— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) May 19, 2018
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1490: Gian Giacomo Caprotti da Oreno, nicknamed Salai (“The Little Unclean One”), entered Leonardo’s household and begins to serve as his model pic.twitter.com/2E2ikMPOLT— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) May 19, 2018
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Salai lived with Leonardo for 30 years, until Leonardo’s death. His painting of Mona Lisa was owned by Salai till his own death. pic.twitter.com/FfSiKHa8aB— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) May 19, 2018
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Leonardo first got broad attention for his artwork with Baptism of Christ, which was painted with Master Verrocchio. pic.twitter.com/lxXuNaLpwP— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) May 19, 2018
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The Roman Catholic Church, the only Christian religion at the time, was one of the most important patrons of art, and commissioned religious subjects for churches, chapels, and private residences of archbishops, bishops, priests, etc.Litta Madonna pic.twitter.com/L87yPOtMgk
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) May 19, 2018
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Mythological subjects were also considered appropriate topics for paintings.Study for Kneeling Leda (of Leda and the Swan) pic.twitter.com/1Etvwd3XmY
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) May 19, 2018
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Religious subjects were preferred by most Church patrons, and artists depended upon patrons for their own livelihood in the arts.Adoration of the Magi pic.twitter.com/e7i3p7oqDI
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) May 19, 2018
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As a famous artist, Leonard was permitted to dissect corpses to study anatomy. Otherwise, cutting open corpses was not permitted and was illegal in most countries except for physicians.Studies of Foetus in Womb,
from journals pic.twitter.com/ilgjCPlabd— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) May 19, 2018
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In his own lifetime, Leonardo was famed as an engineer and an inventor.Design for a Flying Machine pic.twitter.com/1mYoynfqOf
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) May 19, 2018
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Annunciation
(thought to be earliest complete painting that was done entirely by Leonardo) pic.twitter.com/JbpNV83pI7— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) May 19, 2018
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Artists also found patrons among royalty and noblemen, who most often commissioned the artists to paint portraits of them and family members.Portrait of Ginevra de’ Benci pic.twitter.com/jVtD3zyshq
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) May 19, 2018
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The obverse of the portrait of Ginevra de’ Benci. pic.twitter.com/IEsBIXqkZ8
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) May 19, 2018
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Portrait of Ginevra de’ Benci, with obverse pic.twitter.com/7fO3uXzTZC
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) May 19, 2018
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The Beautiful Princess,
also known as Portrait of Bianca Sforza (portrait),
and as Young Girl in Profile in Renaissance Dress pic.twitter.com/D2bZ7KM9rj— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) May 19, 2018
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Lady with an Ermine pic.twitter.com/whUsoqFm7P
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) May 19, 2018
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La Scapligiata
(also known as Study of Female Head) pic.twitter.com/NtLctJYt7k— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) May 19, 2018
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St John the Baptist
(with Salai, Leonardo’s lifetime companion and housemate, as the model) pic.twitter.com/oLwnrdsSl2— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) May 19, 2018
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Virgin of the Rocks pic.twitter.com/Q0JoWAM969
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) May 19, 2018
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Virgin of the Rocks
(detail of angel’s head and face) pic.twitter.com/7nDfqbqZaA— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) May 19, 2018
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Virgin and Child with St Anne
(retouched) pic.twitter.com/Niljqu2biN— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) May 19, 2018
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Virgin and Child with St Anne, and an earlier Study for Virgin and Child with St Anne pic.twitter.com/mHnQZEnruz
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) May 19, 2018
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Portrait of a Musician pic.twitter.com/K7rcKxiqwD
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) May 19, 2018
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Salvator Mundi was long thought to be a copy of an original painting by Leonardo. After restoration, it was considered an original. The painting sold for a record-breaking $450.3M in Nov 2017.Salvator Mundi (Saviour of the World)
(restored) pic.twitter.com/6WFgaFUipb— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) May 19, 2018
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Madonna of the Yarnwinder pic.twitter.com/JvZjN80x3O
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) May 19, 2018
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St Jerome in Wilderness
(unfinished) pic.twitter.com/msNMXD1E7H— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) May 19, 2018
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Salai
(Leonardo’s lifetime companion, housemate, and model) pic.twitter.com/GGCLEdMO7W— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) May 19, 2018
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Sketch of Brain and Skull
from Leonardo’s Journals pic.twitter.com/MyMQIWis7T— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) May 19, 2018
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One of most iconographic images in the world, Leonardo’s Vitruvian Man supposedly details the “ideal” physical dimensions of the male human body.
(from Journals) pic.twitter.com/4R7q9xTuzx— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) May 19, 2018
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1909: Russian architect Leon Benois exhibited Leonardo’s painting from his father-in-law’s collection: it had been purchased in 1790 by Aleksey Korsakov and passed by inheritance to the Benois family. Leon sold the painting to The Hermitage.Benois Madonna pic.twitter.com/TEOeLrZrK9
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) May 19, 2018
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Madonna of the Carnation
also known as Madonna and Child with Vase,
also, Madonna with Vase pic.twitter.com/SoBksBH0mB— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) May 19, 2018
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Though this is untitled, it is widely acknowledged as a Self-Portrait of the artist.
also known as Red Man, or Man in Red pic.twitter.com/iT5NSvoqfY— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) May 19, 2018
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Leonardo’s painting of this unknown subject is the most parodied painting of all time.Mona Lisa, 1503-1505, or 1503-1507
(also known as La Gioconda) pic.twitter.com/iBL3BUeXL6— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) May 19, 2018
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Some art historians see Leonardo’s face beneath that of the Mona Lisa, while others see the face of Salai, Leonardo’s lifetime companion. pic.twitter.com/yIIYRWQIxb— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) May 19, 2018
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The Last Supper, 1498 (after restoration) is the most reproduced religious painting of all time. pic.twitter.com/bWg5a3ucCy— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) May 19, 2018
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Leonardo was so famous, he was “stolen” from Italy by France’s King, who claimed to have been at Leonardo’s bedside at his death.Death of Leonardo, by Ingres, 1818 pic.twitter.com/CroI3efTJP
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) May 19, 2018
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Château du Clos Lucé, France, Leonardo da Vinci’s last residence pic.twitter.com/hW7YEUR2L5
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) May 19, 2018
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Leonardo’s Burial Site, Amboise pic.twitter.com/Th3mjA2Js2
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) May 19, 2018
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Statue of Leonardo at Amboise, his burial place pic.twitter.com/oWuCsYjmDo
— Alexandria Constantinova Szeman, Ph.D. (@Alexandria_SZ) May 19, 2018
