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Mike CrowlSearch for a Lost Painting by Leonardo Da Vinci
January 11th 2007 06:08
The Battle of Anghiari {1505} is a lost painting by Leonardo da Vinci, which is still believed by some to be hidden somewhere in the Salone dei Cinquecento in the Palazzo Vecchio, Florence. The Age reports that Italy's culture minister has given the go ahead to search the building and see if it is hiding the 500 year old painting.
Leonardo was commissioned to create the fresco in 1503. While his preliminary sketches survive, there is no trace of the fresco itself. Some art historians believe it may never have been completed, others say it was destroyed, while others suggest it was covered up by subsequent art work at the Palazzo Vecchio, the town hall.
If any trace of it does exist, we'll know soon enough.
*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation Licence. It uses material from the Wikipedia article The Battle of Anghiari (painting).
Leonardo was commissioned to create the fresco in 1503. While his preliminary sketches survive, there is no trace of the fresco itself. Some art historians believe it may never have been completed, others say it was destroyed, while others suggest it was covered up by subsequent art work at the Palazzo Vecchio, the town hall.
If any trace of it does exist, we'll know soon enough.
Peter Paul Rubens's copy after The Battle of Anghiari
*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation Licence. It uses material from the Wikipedia article The Battle of Anghiari (painting).
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