. Leonardo da Vinci, artist, thinker and man of science. in its most sensitive moods, that he took as the basis and inspiration of his art. But it was the human body as a softly moulded mass, rather than as a bony, anatomical structure. In spite of his interest in anatomy, or rather my-ology, he had a horror of all things connected with death. No art was ever more radiant than his. Hence his distaste for architectural backgrounds against rigid statical laws. I may add, to complete the antithesis between Leonardo and Michelangelo, that Leonardo was a respectful disciple of Nature, approaching h
. Leonardo da Vinci, artist, thinker and man of science. in its most sensitive moods, that he took as the basis and inspiration of his art. But it was the human body as a softly moulded mass, rather than as a bony, anatomical structure. In spite of his interest in anatomy, or rather my-ology, he had a horror of all things connected with death. No art was ever more radiant than his. Hence his distaste for architectural backgrounds against rigid statical laws. I may add, to complete the antithesis between Leonardo and Michelangelo, that Leonardo was a respectful disciple of Nature, approaching her without foregone conclusions, whereas the great Florentine sculptor made his researches under the influence of a preconceived idea, adominant ideal, andinterpreted anatomy byartistic canons. Is it possible to fixthe dates of Leonardosdrawings ? The Germanwriter, M tiller - Walde,has attempted it. Formy own part, I thinkwe may place a rung in STUDY FOR THE EQUESTRIAN STATUE OF FR. SFORZA. Ill ,..,. ^ ... , the chronological adder (Windsor Library.) O. Head of an Old Man. (BRITISH MUSEUM.)
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