You’ve got to
love Leonardo da Vinci, artist, inventor, scientist, all around genius.
He also had
quite a way with words. Another of his
quotes:
"Love shows itself more in adversity than in prosperity; as light does, which shines most where the place is darkest."
He did so many famous works. The Last
Supper (painted over 3 years). The
original is in Milan, Italy. It captures
the emotion of the moment with uncanny human accuracy:
The Mona Lisa – well, what can you
say? This image seems to have captured
so many hearts over the centuries. Its
proper title is La Giaconda. It was painted
in oil on a wooden panel. It was stolen
from the Louvre in 1911 and was thought to have been lost to the world. But it came to light 2 years later when the
museum employee who stole it, tried to sell it to the Uffizi gallery in
Florence. He wasn’t the brightest spark
in the box…
Some of his
lesser known works are also stunning:
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| Madonna with a carnation |
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| Ginevra de’ Benci |
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| Lady with an Ermine |
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