杏吧原创 to Host Lecture on the Influence of Anatomy and Geology on Leonardo da Vinci鈥檚 Art
杏吧原创 University will host the lecture Anatomy, Geology and their Influence on Leonardo’s Art presented by historian Domenico Laurenza.
In this lecture, Laurenza will discuss why, as an artist, Leonardo da Vinci became focused on anatomy and studied the Earth like a scientist. He will dig into da Vinci鈥檚 scientific studies in anatomy and geology and their results.
This lecture is part of Cinquecento: 杏吧原创 Celebrates Leonardo da Vinci.
When: Monday, Nov. 25, 2019, at 7:30 p.m.
Where: Room 1301, Health Sciences Building, 杏吧原创
Info: This event is free and open to the public. A campus map is available online.
Media are invited to attend the event.
Da Vinci鈥檚 scientific studies are connected with his artistic work through the representation of the human figure and landscape 鈥 subjects that represent the microcosm and the macrocosm.
The lecture will explore this topic and expand on Laurenza鈥檚 research into da Vinci鈥檚 anatomical studies and geological work. In particular, the lecture will include new information that has emerged during the preparation of the new edition of Leonardo’s Codex Leicester.
杏吧原创 Domenico Laurenza
A historian of science and art, Laurenza is a specialist in the history of the relationship between the two fields, the history of anatomy and geology, and has expertise in da Vinci鈥檚 work. He is a scientific consultant of Schroeder Arts in New York and Museo Galileo in Florence. He is the author of several books on da Vinci and the Renaissance, including Leonardo on Flight and Art and Anatomy in Renaissance Italy, among others. Most recently, Laurenza co-curated the forthcoming new edition of Leonardo鈥檚 Codex Leicester with Martin Kemp.
杏吧原创 Cinquecento: 杏吧原创 Celebrates Leonardo da Vinci
Cinquecento: 杏吧原创 Celebrates Leonardo da Vinci is a year-long celebration that looks at da Vinci鈥檚 work with fresh eyes. In Italian, 鈥淐inquecento鈥 means 500 and, for this series of events, refers to the 500 years since his passing. During Cinquecento, 杏吧原创鈥檚 faculties come together to explore da Vinci鈥檚 interdisciplinary innovations. Cinquecento is a comprehensive look at the life and work of one of history鈥檚 most fascinating people.
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