| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 382 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
Part I. Robert B. Simon -- The discovery of a masterpiece -- Part II. Martin Kemp -- The calm centre: Leonardo and the ineffable -- 'Christ in the manner of God the Father': the subject matter -- Drawings and dates -- Visual magic -- Patronage, some copies, and other versions -- Part III. Margaret Dalivalle -- 'A peece of Christ done by Leonardo' and 'A lords figure, in halfe.': plotting the paper trail -- Inventing Leonardo -- Appraising Leonardo -- 'A pitiable sight' -- After the orginal: Hollar and Leonardo's Salvator -- 'Capitanus stone' -- "Nothing is hidden under the sun' -- The picture vanishes -- Epilogue: Martin Kemp -- Appendix: Inventory of goods disbursed to John Stone and the sixth Dividend of Crown Creditors, 1651-3 |
| Summary |
A study of Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi, the world's most expensive painting; this volume recounts the story of the painting's modern-day discovery and restoration, but also delves into the collecting of Leonardo's works at the courts of Charles I and Charles II |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from web page (Oxford Scholarship Online, viewed on May 01, 2020) |
| Subject |
Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519. Savior of the World.
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Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519 -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519 fast |
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Leonardo da Vinci 1452-1519 Salvator mundi gnd |
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Savior of the World (Leonardo, da Vinci) fast |
| Subject |
Art, Italian -- Collectors and collecting
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Art patronage -- History -- 17th century
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Art patronage
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Art, Italian -- Collectors and collecting
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kemp, Martin, author.
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Simon, Robert Barry, 1952- author.
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| ISBN |
9780192543288 |
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0192543288 |
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9780191851575 |
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0191851574 |
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