Two Mona Lisas: Other experts refer
Art historian and author John R. Eyre, in his Monograph on Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa (1915), and...
Art historian and author John R. Eyre, in his Monograph on Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa (1915), and...
While questions have been raised about who may have commissioned the Mona Lisa, the Louvre version of the...
At the turn of the 16th Century, it was common practice for Leonardo, as well as other great...
By Prof. Jean-Pierre Isbouts Graduate Professor, Fielding Graduate University, Santa Barbara; National Geographic author, and co-author of “The...
This section presents a number of highly relevant historical accounts and documents: the Heidelberg Document (1503); Raphael’s pen...
It is important to understand just how widespread the registration or recording of financial transactions was in Italy...
In 2005, reports emerged concerning a great discovery made at Heidelberg University. There, the German scholar Armin Schlechter,...
“A mortal god.” This is how Vasari describes Raphael in the Vite. Even as a youth, Raphael (born...
In 1550, Giorgio Vasari, the famous architect, painter, historian and writer, published the first edition of his monumental...
This ‘itinerario’ was written by Antonio de Beatis, who was the secretary/chaplain to Cardinal Luigi of Aragon, and...
“Whenever he began to paint, it seemed that Leonardo trembled, and he never finished any of the works...
THE ENCYCLOPEDIA AMERICANA As far back as 1951, this esteemed publication had the following entry under: THE MONA...
One of the great mysteries surrounding ‘Mona Lisa’ is: why was she painted at all? There are really...
When this subject arises, there are great differences of opinion among Mona Lisa ‘aficionados’. Almost since the time...
Francesco del Giocondo emerges in history as the husband of the lady portrayed by Leonardo da Vinci in...