Mona Lisa Madness February 5, 2012
Posted by Beachcombing in : Contemporary, Modern
Beachcombing has long taken an interest in Leonardo’s Mona Lisa. Not because he is particularly a fan of cold and bold LdV and those other renaissance artists who wrecked the unity of the Middle Ages. But because the Giocanda has attracted pretty much every mad theory about: we’ll come to this week’s in a moment. [...]
Leonardo’s Dream and the Kite July 24, 2011
Posted by Beachcombing in : Contemporary, Medieval, Modern
Another case study from the historic dream series. This time the only dream to be recorded from Leonardo da Vinci’s snoozes. The record appears in a notebook dating to c. 1504 replete with sketches and considerations of flight: This writing in such a distinct manner about the kite seems to be my destiny, because in [...]
Jousting with Medieval Tanks June 16, 2011
Posted by Beachcombing in : Medieval, Modern
Leonardo da Vinci: what isn’t there to like? Beachcombing certainly has always found LdV much more entertaining company than the obnoxious and pitch-perfect Michelangelo. And as a tribute of sorts Beachcombing thought that today he would share Leonardo’s attempt to build a tank four hundred years before the Cambrai front was swarming with them [...]
