Leonardo's death 500 years ago today marks the passing of one of the most insatiable minds the world has ever known.
He pursued the idea that the universe without us and within us could be apprehended by means of direct observation.
His quest for empirical knowledge led him into nearly every field of inquiry, unswayed by conventional thinking.
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| Leonardo da Vinci, Lady with Ermine |
Hats off to you, Leonardo!
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La Belle Ferronnière.
Thanks, Leonardo.
2.5.1519 - it's exactly 500 years ago: Thanks for the reminder!
What a supreme intellectual.
Thank you! I think Leonardo would have liked Yoda: "There is no "try." There is "do," or "not do."
And through your own dedication to art and the "quest for empirical knowledge" you keep the spirit of Leonardo alive, James, as much as anyone I can think of.
Hats off, indeed!
Leonardo’s drawing even shows the optic nerves from each eye bifurcating and crossing to both hemispheres; The right side of each eye feeding the Left H., and the left side of each eye going to the Right H.!
Here’s an article on proposed hand damage in his later years:
(The Video w the article here is from 2017, and shows the Christie’s auction of Leonardo’s painting: “Salvator Mundi”)
https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/03/health/da-vinci-hand-palsy-study/index.html
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