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Leonardo da Vinci and Gian Giacomo Caprotti Called Salaì: The Enigma of a Painting
Maurizio Zecchini
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Paperback. Maurizio Zechinni, a third generation art scholar details an archival mystery swirling around 'the Salai painting' of a Christ-like figure, an unattributed painting from Leoardo's studio with a complete provenace -- but no confirmed artist Num Pages: 206 pages, 207 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 281 x 218 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1018.
Salai is the name that Leonardo da Vinci liked to use, as is documented in his writings from 1494 onward, for the boy whom he had taken into his home four years earlier, when he was just ten years old, and who lived with him for almost a quarter of a century: first as a shop boy and then as his assistant and model, as well as becoming, according to what the sources tell us, his pupil and companion in life. In reality we know very little about him, except for this work which is being presented to the ... Read more
Salai is the name that Leonardo da Vinci liked to use, as is documented in his writings from 1494 onward, for the boy whom he had taken into his home four years earlier, when he was just ten years old, and who lived with him for almost a quarter of a century: first as a shop boy and then as his assistant and model, as well as becoming, according to what the sources tell us, his pupil and companion in life. In reality we know very little about him, except for this work which is being presented to the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Marsilio
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
1018g
Number of Pages
206
Place of Publication
Milan, Italy
ISBN
9788831726115
SKU
V9788831726115
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About Maurizio Zecchini
Maurizio Zecchini was born in Milan, to a family of three generations of antiquarians. He started to accompany his father on his journeys in search of works of art in his high-school days. Working with a group of experts, he has brought out two publications: Tiziano nelle Gallerie Fiorentine, catalogue of the exhibition at Palazzo Pitti, Florence, 1978, and Raffaello ... Read more
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