. Leonardo da Vinci, artist, thinker and man of science. verlooking the picture, which is ofvery small dimensions{14 cm. high by 59 , with figures 15 ), was formerly archedat the top but is nowrectangular. It was at-tributed to Lorenzo diCredi until Bayersdorfer,whose opinion was adoptedby Morelli, proposed togive it the name ofLeonardo. The curly-headed angel kneeling ina sort of ecstasy in frontof the Virgin, suggeststhe one in the Annunci-ation of the Uffizi, to which we shall presently refer. The Virgin, too, presents theLeonardesque type, with an added touch of mo
. Leonardo da Vinci, artist, thinker and man of science. verlooking the picture, which is ofvery small dimensions{14 cm. high by 59 , with figures 15 ), was formerly archedat the top but is nowrectangular. It was at-tributed to Lorenzo diCredi until Bayersdorfer,whose opinion was adoptedby Morelli, proposed togive it the name ofLeonardo. The curly-headed angel kneeling ina sort of ecstasy in frontof the Virgin, suggeststhe one in the Annunci-ation of the Uffizi, to which we shall presently refer. The Virgin, too, presents theLeonardesque type, with an added touch of morbidesza. But thistype, as we know, was adopted by Boltraffio, and many other Milanesepupils of the master. Although the impasto is very fat, the accessories—the desk in front of which the Virgin is seated, the seats near it,etc.—are rendered with infinite care. The little piece of landscapein the background is beautiful, tranquil and imposing. The trees,unfortunately, have blackened. The Annunciation of the Louvre differs from that of the Uffizi H. BUST OF S. JOHN THE BAPTIST (ASCRIBED TO LEONARDO). (South Kensington Museum.) 5° LEONARDO DA VINCI firstly In its dimensions, its narrowness being quite abnormal, andsecondly, in the attitude of the Virgin, who is here in profile, whilein the Uffizi picture she faces three-quarters to the front. ThisVirgin has been compared with a study of a head in the Uffizi(see our full-page Plate).^ Another head, three-quarters face, in thelibrary at Windsor, is also akin to it. On the other hand, the angelof the Louvre suggests that of the Uffizi in every way. The attitudeis identical ; he kneels on one knee, the right hand raised, the leftfalling to the level of the knee. The Annunciation of the Uffizi Gallery has been restored toLeonardo by authoritative connoisseurs such as Baron von Liphart,Dr. Bode, and Baron de Geymuller, while others, Crowe and Caval-caselle, and Morelli (agreeing for once!) persist in ascribing it toRidolfo Ghirla
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