How Do You Identify A Leonardo Davinci Painting?
For centuries, people have been fascinated with the work of Leonardo DaVinci (b.1452 – d.1519), an artist, engineer and architect. One of the most famous painters of the Italian Renaissance, DaVinci actually completed relatively few paintings. Two of his works, though, are perhaps the best known paintings of all time – the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. Here are some tips for identifying a Leonardo DaVinci painting. Look for more lifelike figures than in earlier painters’ works. Leonardo captured life around him, constantly sketching and scribbling in a journal. He was one of the first painters to show more lifelike human and animal subjects in his paintings, depicting more movement and not just stiff, posed portraits. Notice individual layers of paint that are thin, not thick strokes of already blended colors. Leonardo didn’t mix his colors on a palette but rather layered them thinly on the canvas to develop color blends, rich textures and an almost three-dimensional effect. This abil
