Leonardo Da Vinci
Michael Kwakkelstein
Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam
About this speaker:
Michael W. Kwakkelstein (1963) is the director of the Dutch University Institute for Art History in Florence and Professor of Art History at the University of Utrecht. He specializes in Italian Renaissance art and has written and lectured extensively on Leonardo da Vinci. In addition, he has written a book on the anatomical studies of Rubens that was published in 2022. His current research interests include the relation between text and image in the anatomical studies of Leonardo da Vinci.
Recording: Yes
45 min / 15 min
Dutch, English
Session rating:
4.4/5
( 4.4 / 5 )
About this leqture:
Da Vinci is known for being an inventor and an artist, but most of all, he was an excellent observer. This session provides fascinating insights into da Vinci’s way of working and shows how innovation mainly arises from constantly being curious and wanting to improve the existing. Michael also talks about Da Vinci’s art and addresses why Leonardo’s most famous painting, was unknown and undervalued until it was stolen in the early 20th century and suddenly became the most iconic painting in the world.
Over deze leqture:
Da Vinci staat bekend als uitvinder en kunstenaar, maar hij was ook een uitstekende waarnemer. Deze inspiratiesessie geeft inzicht in de manier van werken van Da Vinci en laat zien hoe innovatie vooral voortkomt uit constant nieuwsgierig zijn en het bestaande willen verbeteren.
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