Previously Unknown Painting by Leonardo Discovered
In one of the most remarkable art-historical developments ever, a previously unknown painting has been attributed to Leonardo da Vinci:
"The painting, a nuptial portrait of a young woman in profile, dates from Leonardo's first Lombard period, ca.1485. The finding is one of the most amazing recent examples of intuition, detective work, technical innovation and connoisseurship. An American collector discovered the masterpiece in a private Swiss collection. The portrait, actually a mixed-media of white, red and black chalks with additions of watercolor, is executed on vellum and measures approximately 24X33 centimeters. Originally purchased in a New York auction 10 years ago, the painting was catalogued as "German early 19th century," and sold for $20,000. This is the first known Da Vinci work executed on vellum, a factor that probably led experts to believe that it was painted by a 19th century German "Nazarene" artist. Moreover, the portrait appears to have been somewhat painted over in the 19th century during a very sensitive restoration. The first to have fully understood the importance of this work was Dr. Nicholas Turner, former Curator of Drawings for the British and Getty Museums. The attribution has been subsequently confirmed by a number of experts, including Dr. Mina Gregori and Dr. Cristina Geddo. The owner is a private Swiss collector who was "overwhelmed" when told of the true attribution. Allesandro Vezzosi, Director of Italy's Museo Ideale Leonardo Da Vinci will feature the work in his new monograph on the artist "Leonardo Infinito" to be published July 5th. Lumiere Technology, a Paris based institute under the guidance of inventor Pascal Cotte and Jean Penicaut confirmed the portrait's attribution and performed the technical analysis. " (artdaily.org, July 6, 2008)
伯拉孟特是將這種唯理主義古代精神推向極致的人,他竭盡所能的推敲每一個建築比例,從他的坦比哀多(Tempietto of San Pietro)中你可以看到這種被推敲到近乎完美的比例 。而往後的很多公共,宗教建築,比如聖彼得教堂,巴黎萬神廟,甚至白宮都有布拉芒特的影子。
文藝復興時期規模最宏大的作品可以説是聖彼得教堂,這個教堂的修建歷史超過了一個世紀。而建築師的名單列出來如同一個文藝復興的名人錄。而這個開端或者說骨架,則是由布拉芒特來完成的。而後陸陸續續有Raphael、Peruzzi、Sangallo the Younger、米開朗基羅、Vignola、Della Porta、Fontana和Maderna。