Young Leonardo: The Evolution of a Revolutionary Artist, 1472-1499

Synopsis

Isbouts And Brown Depict Leonardo?s Seminal Years In Milan From An Entirely New Perspective: That Of The Sforza Court. They Show That Much Of The Sforza Patronage Was Directed On Vast Projects, Such As The Milan Cathedral, Favoring A Close Circle Of Local Artists To Which Leonardo Never Gained Entry. As A Result, His Exceptional Talent Remained Largely Unrecognized Right Up To The Last Supper. The Authors Also Explore A Mysterious Link Between The Last Supper And The Fresco Of The Crucifixion On The Opposite Wall, A Work That Up To Now Has Fully Escaped Public Attention. Finally, They Present A Sensational Theory: That Two Long-ignored, Life-sized Copies Of The Last Supper, Now In Belgium And The U.k., Were Actually Commissioned By The French King Louis Xii And Painted Under Leonardo?s Direct Supervision. 0.