05-02-2019, 06:56 PM
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...-in-london
A drawing of a melancholic, thoughtful old man caught off-guard has been identified as only the second image of Leonardo da Vinci made in his lifetime.
The hastily-drawn sketch, buried away in Queen Elizabeth II’s enormous and unrivalled collection of Leonardo drawings, will this month go on public display at Buckingham Palace for the first time.
Probably drawn by one of his studio assistants, it gives a remarkable and uniquely informal insight into the artist.
The only other surviving image of Leonardo made in his lifetime is a formal drawing made towards the end of his life by his pupil Francesco Melzi. In the newly identified sketch, Leonardo “looks more thoughtful, more troubled, more wistful maybe”, said Martin Clayton, head of prints and drawings at the Royal Collection Trust.
This is quite a way to mark the 500th anniversary of his death - and it makes me wonder what else might be lurking out there!
Sad how it shows him not being in the happiest of states late in life, but even so.
A drawing of a melancholic, thoughtful old man caught off-guard has been identified as only the second image of Leonardo da Vinci made in his lifetime.
The hastily-drawn sketch, buried away in Queen Elizabeth II’s enormous and unrivalled collection of Leonardo drawings, will this month go on public display at Buckingham Palace for the first time.
Probably drawn by one of his studio assistants, it gives a remarkable and uniquely informal insight into the artist.
The only other surviving image of Leonardo made in his lifetime is a formal drawing made towards the end of his life by his pupil Francesco Melzi. In the newly identified sketch, Leonardo “looks more thoughtful, more troubled, more wistful maybe”, said Martin Clayton, head of prints and drawings at the Royal Collection Trust.
This is quite a way to mark the 500th anniversary of his death - and it makes me wonder what else might be lurking out there!
Sad how it shows him not being in the happiest of states late in life, but even so.
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