Another Painting Of Leonardo Davinci Found In Swiss Vault

A portrait of Isabella d’Este that was locked up in a Swiss vault is believed to be a Leonardo da Vinci original. The artwork is thought to be a final version of a chalk sketch (left)of the same woman. Here, is the Portrait of Isabella d'Este, ca 1500, by Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), black chalk, red and yellow pastel on cardboard

A new portrait by the greatest painter of all time Leonardo Davinci(whose works I'm obsessed with) has been discovered.
The painting of Isabella d’Este was discovered in a locked up in a Swiss vault, among many items in an unknown family's private collection. The owners of the artwork did not know even know what they had on their hands.
But, after carbon dating and thorough analysis by experts, the portrait has been verified as a Leonardo da Vinci original, according to Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera's Sette magazine.

The da Vinci painting, which depicts noblewoman Isabella d’Este, is believed to be a final version of a chalk sketch of the same woman. Like the circa 1500 drawing, which is currently on display in the Louvre, France.

At the time, Isabella d’Este sought out da Vinci in order to have her portrait painted. For centuries, art historians assumed that da Vinci had merely sketched the Marchesa of Mantua and failed to complete a painting of his drawing -- or that the painting was lost.

However, if expert authentication is to be believed, it seems the painting was not lost, but hidden through the centuries.

Last year, another painting thought to be a da Vinci work was uncovered in a Scottish farmhouse. Experts have yet to reveal if the estimated 500-year-old portrait of Madonna and child is authenticate. But, if it is the real-deal, the painting could be worth more than $150 million.

I'm a huge fan of Leonardo Davinci a polymath, also regarded as the most diversely talented person ever to have lived. His talent and genius happens perhaps once in a life time.
I mean, how can one man be a painter, sculptor, architect, musician, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer all at the same time an be good in almost all these fields??? You can read more about him HERE.
As a result, I thought to share with you some fun facts about this great man and some of his remarkable paintings. My best is the Mona Lisa, and 'The Virgin(Madonna) of the rocks.'

1. Leonardo Da Vinci was a committed vegetarian at a time when this choice was highly unusual. A 2010 study suggests that his nonconformist culinary decisions possibly contributed to his stroke.

Image:Last Supper 1495-1498

2. Da Vinci was the first person to explain why the sky is blue. (Light scattering, duh.)

Image:Lady with an Ermine oil on panel

3. Leonardo Da Vinci was ambidextrous, meaning he could write forward with one hand and backward with the other. 

Image:The Virgin and Child with St. Anne from 1500 until 1513

4. Leonardo Da Vinci was also dyslexic, and had trouble reading, writing and spelling. (Luckily his drawing skills weren't too shabby.)

Image:Vitruvian Man

5. Mona Lisa is mostly happy, a little bit disgusted. Discovery Magazine reported on research on the painted lady's notoriously coy expression. Apparently "researchers at the University of Amsterdam and the University of Illinois used face-recognition software to determine that the Mona Lisa is 83% happy, 9% disgusted, 6% fearful, and 2% angry."

Image:Mona Lisa

6. The devoted artist took his interest in the mechanics of the human body to a new level by dissecting human cadavers to best understand how the human body operates. 

Image: Studies of Embryos

7. Leonardo Da Vinci, an accomplished lyre player, was first presented at the Milanese court as a musician, not an artist.

Image:Study of horses ,circa 1490

Silverpoint on prepared paper

8. Ever the animal rights enthusiast, Leonardo Da Vinci reportedly enjoyed purchasing caged birds so that he could set them free.

Image: The Virgin of the Rocks

9. Leonardo Da Vinci and Michelangelo were reportedly frenemies. In "The Lost Battles: Leonardo, Michelangelo and the Artistic Duel That Defined the Renaissance," Jonathan Jones writes that two rival artists would often cause serious reality show level drama by insulting each other in public.

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