'LEONARDO DA VINCI: PAINTER AT THE COURT OF MILAN' IS THE MOST COMPLETE DISPLAY OF LEONARDO'S RARE SURVIVING PAINTINGS EVER HELD. THE UNPRECEDENTED EXHIBITION, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, BRINGS TOGETHER SENSATIONAL INTERNATIONAL LOANS NEVER BEFORE SEEN IN THE UK, INCLUDING 'LA BELLE FERRONIERE', 'THE MADONNA LITTA' AND 'SAINT JEROME'. WHILE NUMEROUS EXHIBITIONS HAVE LOOKED AT LEONARDO DA VINCI AS AN INVENTOR, SCIENTIST OR DROUGHTSMAN, THIS IS THE FIRST TO BE ADDRESSED TO HIS AIMS AND TECHNIQUES AS A PAINTER. INSPIRED BY THE RECENTLY RESTORED NATIONAL GALLERY PAINTING 'THE VIRGIN OF THE ROCKS', THIS EXHIBITION FOCUSES ON LEONARDO AS AN ARTIST AND IN PARTICULAR ON THE WORKS HE PRODUCED DURING HIS CAREER AS COURT PAINTER TO DUKE LODOVICO SFORZA IN MILAN IN THE LATE 1480s AND 1490s. FEATURING THE FINEST PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS BY LEONARDO AND HIS FOLLOWERS, THE EXHIBITION EXAMINES LEONARDO'S PURSUIT FOR PERFECTION IN HIS REPRESENTATION OF THE HUMAN FORM. AS A PAINTER, HE AIMED TO CONVINCE VIEWERS OF THE REALITY OF WHAT THEY WERE SEEING WHILE STILL ASPIRING TO CREATE IDEALS OF BEAUTY, PARTICULARLY IN HIS EXQUISITE PORTRAITS, AND, IN HIS RELIGIOUS WORKS, TO CONVEY A SENSE OF AWE-INSPIRING MYSTERY. A HIGHLIGHT OF THE EXHIBITION IS A NEAR-CONTEMPORARY, FULL SCALE COPY OF LEONARDO'S FAMOUS 'LAST SUPPER'. ON LOAN FROM THE ROYAL ACADEMY. SEEN ALONGSIDE ALL THE SURVIVING PREPARATORY DRAWINGS MADE BY LEONARDO FOR THE LAST SUPPER, VISITORS WILL DISCOVER HOW MUCH A LARGE-SCALE PAINTINGS WAS DESIGNED AND EXECUTED.
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