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DAVINCI - GINEVRA DE'BENCI
Leonardo da Vinci, Public domain, via Wikimedia
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1474-78 |
- Oil on wood panel with Leonardo’s thumbprints.
- Surrounded by Junipers.
- Her arms and hands were removed which disturbed the Golden
Ratio.
- Seems indifferent to the viewer.
- Poet with
widespread fame.
- She had many
admirer's who wrote poetry for her including; Bernardo Bembo, Lorenzo de’ Medici, Alessandro Braccesi, and Christoforo Landino.
- Sad young aristocrat woman who was forced to marry against her will while she was in love with another man,
Bernardo Bembo, whose motto "Virtue and Honor" was found underneath the paint.
- The royal family of Liechtenstein owned the portrait since at least 1733
and sold it in 1967 to The National Gallery in Washington, D.C.
- Melancholy.
- Blue hues.
- "New Girl in Town": Washington Gets a Leonardo.
- Traveled to the United States as an official passenger, “Mrs. Modestini”
in a suitcase in a window seat.
- “The bird flies.”
Ginevra shed tears as you go, Bembo.
May she desire long delays and
Beseech the Gods above that
Every difficulty may hinder your journey.
And may she wish that the kindly stars
With adverse winds and heavy storms
Prevent your departure.
Poem by Alessandro Bracessi.
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- Ginevra watching.
- Changing perspective.
- Not fitting in the box.
Leonardo da Vinci, Public domain, via Wikimedia
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Study of a Woman's Hands - 1490 |
- Sketch of Ginevra's missing arms and hands.
- Silverpoint.
- One of the first attempts to portray a
female looking at the audience since up to that time they were
always shown from a side view.
- Also one of the first to show women in nature
(instead of indoors).
- Absense of jewelry and luxurious
clothing became the standard.
- Garden.
- Ready for blastoff.
Leonardo da Vinci, Public domain, via Wikimedia
Commons
1474-78 |
- Painted on backside panel.
- Latin motto Virtvtem Forma Decorat ("Beauty adorns virtue").
- Sprigs of juniper, laurel and palm branches.
- Ginevra's pumpkin moon.
- Smashing
pumpkins.
- Pumpkin clock (moon cycles).
- Praying Mantis.
- Oldest known fossil,
found in Siberia 140 million years ago.
- Found on every
continent but Antarctica.
- Female Praying Mantises also
consume their mate after finishing the act (except it is very
rare and mainly a male myth).
- Good luck and fresh starts.
- Supernatural gifts and
powers.
- Angels are watching over you.
- Mantis is Greek for
prophet or seer.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. (Galatians 5:22-23)
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- Pluto moving into Aquarius.
- Pluto in
3D.
- Red Planet.
- Leonardo knows.
- Vinci is 30.
- Virtual TV.
- Antenna for your TV.
- Invented by you
know who.
- Spy in the sky, that's all.
- Maybe
if they weren't so busy inventing spy gadgets they could
actually get to the moon (doubtful though).
- Rabbit ears -
Ping.
- Mantis Antenna.
- Horn antenna.
- Microwave frequencies.
- Scorched.
- Cell tower camouflage - devious art.
- Blood platelets.
- You never know what's
lurking in the background.
For every boot of the tramping warrior in battle tumult and every garment rolled in blood will be burned as fuel for the fire. (Isaiah 9:5)
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- Ginerva at work in a man's world.
When Ahaz ... was king of Judah, Rezin, king of Syria, and Pekah ... king of Israel, marched on Jerusalem, they were unable to prevail against it. When the House of David was told that Syria had allied itself with Ephraim, their hearts and the hearts of their people trembled ... But the Lord said to Isaiah, "Go out to meet Ahaz, you and Shearjashub your son, ... and say to him, 'Be firm and keep calm ...' In the face of the threat God announces to Ahaz: 'It will not succeed, it will not happen.' (Isaiah 7:1-10)
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- Con-CERN.
Signed by Leonardo DaVinci
- Compass and Square.
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