Like many people, I have long held a fascination for Leonardo da Vinci. A man of genius unsurpassed. A man of life. Recent novels have thrown him once again into the limelight. Have these discussions been taking place on the meaning and symbolism of his work since the 15th and 16th centu...
Da Vinci comes to call him Salai, meaning little devil. The mysterious boy will stay with Leonardo for the rest of the artists life. And Salais name will appear in Leonardos notebooks more than any other. Salai will be with him 12、 on one of the most important days in Da Vincis ...
Leonardo had no surname in the modern sense, "da Vinci" simply meaning "of Vinci": his full birth name was "Lionardo di ser Piero da Vinci", meaning "Leonardo, (son) of (Mes)ser Piero from Vinci". The inclusion of the title "ser" indicated that Leonardo's father was a gentleman....
Where’s my meaning? MH: Because for men, identity comes from work. And you play two men trying to understand who they are, what’s left, what’s their purpose, if they lose that identity. Can they reinvent themselves and determine their future? QT: Rick...