Monday, August 13, 2018

Why Are We Still Fascinated By Leonardo 500 Years Later?

Leonardo appears to have been unhappy with his handiwork, periodically refining the painting, started in 1503, until shortly before his death. Maybe that’s the biggest reason Leonardo lives so durably in the culture some five centuries after his death. He clearly saw himself—and, by extension, us—as an eternal work in progress.



Article source here:Arts Journal

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