WHAT DOES LEONARDESQUE MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Definition of Leonardesque in the English dictionary
The definition of Leonardesque in the dictionary is of, relating to, or in the style of Leonardo da Vinci, the Italian painter, sculptor, architect, and engineer.
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1
An Overview of Leonardo's Career and Projects Until C.1500
Freedberg, High Renaissance, 151. notes that Peruzzi also passed through a
phase of Leonardesque illumination in 1513-1515, which may be related to
Leonardo's presence in Rome. Frommcl, PeruzzJ, 83, observes direct absorption
of ...
2
Sex, Gender and the Sacred: Reconfiguring Religion in Gender ...
Iarguethatits appearance innumerous works indicates that Leonardesque
artistshad worked outanarchetypeof thedivine body. Its repetitiontherefore
recalled notanachronistic notions of artistic unoriginality, but the working of an
icon.
Joanna de Groot, Sue Morgan, 2014
3
The Drawings of Filippino Lippi and His Circle
This is certainly the most Leonardesque of all Filippino's pen-and-ink drawings.
The organically unified composition, fully integrating individual ges~ tures and
movement, and the remarkable subtlety of tonal range (visible despite oxidation
of ...
George R. Goldner, Carmen Bambach, 1997
4
Paris: Grant Allen's Historical Guide Books to the Principal ...
1353, Long Gallery, section A, by Luini, introduces us at once to the Lombard-
Leonardesque class of face and hair. Compare it closely with the Madonnas in
the frescoes in the Salle Duchatel. The introduction of Joseph makes this in
essence ...
5
Leonardo da Vinci: The Daedalian Mythmaker
At a more speculative level, Vasari's wishful ekphrasis exceeded even
Leonardesque ingenuity. The assemblage of the monstrous creature with
poisonous breath that set the air on fire points to an organism whose "biological
birth" is closer to ...
6
The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs
Now this is the very essence of the art of Rustici ; it is Leonardesque, with
Michelangelesque tendencies. The tondo is thus established as his work, and
thus becomes of great importance to us. Concerning the provenance of this tondo
we ...
7
The Burlington Magazine
... Madonna turns towards her Infant, and the expression, the form and the pose
of the Child himself, are certainly derived from Leonardo. Now this is the very
essence of the art of Rustici ; it is Leonardesque, with Michelan elesque
tendencies.
8
Interdisciplinary Collaboration: An Emerging Cognitive Science
COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING AND THE LEONARDESQUE ASPIRATION Too
oftenindiscussionsof interdisciplinary training one hears calls for breadth, for
comprehensiveness. Too often we attempt the production of multidisciplinary
scholars ...
Sharon J. Derry, Christian D. Schunn, Morton Ann Gernsbacher, 2014
9
Painting in Italy, 1500-1600
Baccio quite rapidly converted his interest in Leonardo's art into an adequate
comprehension of it: imitating neither Leonardo's exact vocabulary nor his
complexities, Baccio applied what he had come to understand of Leonardesque
principle ...
Sydney Joseph Freedberg, 1993
10
Modern Painters: pt. 6. Of leaf beauty. pt. 7. Of cloud ...
When the form of some single object is to be given, and its subtleties are to be
rendered to the utmost, the Leonardesque manner of drawing is often very noble.
It is generally adopted by Albert Durer in his engravings, and is very useful, ...
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The definition of artistic greatness: Unfinished ... Works from the …
Mary and Joseph are drawings suspended in varnish, delicate spectres of Leonardesque mystery. Palma Vecchio's Venus in a Landscape ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
Two Italian Masters at Christine Fréchard Gallery
... red and black crescent moon and scattering of sand, suggests a dream; a charcoal drawing of two trees has a Leonardesque ebullience. «PGH City Paper, May 15»
Moving Leonardo's Horse: A Question of Logistics or Pedigree?
Critics of the horse are quick to underscore its modern aesthetics, deemed to be post-Leonardesque. “Nina's horse, with all due respect, would ... «New York Times, Feb 14»
Usher transforms his physique to play boxer Sugar Ray Leonard in …
Newly released photos from the set of the movie show the star sporting an afro and Leonardesque rock-hard abs. USHER SHOWS OFF NEW ... «The Daily Telegraph, Dec 13»
Solved: mystery of The Ugly Duchess - and the Da Vinci connection
Experts have often written about how similar the Massys painting is to two Leonardesque drawings that are supposed to reflect a lost original by ... «The Guardian, Aug 13»
Politician Fondles Writer in Grim Detroit Autopsy: Books
So he combines heart with an Elmore Leonardesque ear and eye for hard-nose, hard-luck characters in real dramas. Some of the dialogue ... «Bloomberg, Feb 13»
Under the Skin of Bernini's Angels
Other bozzetti for the “Angel with the Superscription” do not have the Leonardesque smile. The Kimbell Art Museum versionis done with ... «New York Times, Dec 12»
BOOK REVIEW: 'Mona Lisa'
had a “Leonardesque style” to them, and constructs an argument that da Vinci did create more than one copy of his most famous work. «Washington Times, Nov 12»
Brian Sewell on Bronze at the Royal Academy
... the Baptist's pointing index finger is very much a Leonardesque motif, and it and the Levite's right hand are prominent in The Last Supper. «Evening Standard, Sep 12»
The Mysteries of Leonardo
A young woman, probably aged 15, gazes at some invisible point, eyes shining, lips closed, with that curious Leonardesque expression of ... «New York Times, Dec 11»
