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More da Vinci: The Authentication Controversy

August 2, 2010 By Guy St. Clair

A quick follow-on to the story about the National Geographic Society Museum’s exhibition da Vinci – The Genius: Coincidentally, on the train returning from Washington, I found myself reading about yet another possible da Vinci work, currently on exhibition in Sweden under the patronage of the Italian government. Known as La Bella Principessa, the drawing …

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Filed Under: Art & Architecture Tagged With: "La Bella Principessa", art, art - authentication, art history, David Grann, Jackson Pollock, Leonardo da Vinci, Peter Paul Biro, The New Yorker (magazine)

Da Vinci – The Genius

July 29, 2010 By Guy St. Clair

Kudos to The National Geographic Society. If you are an East-Coaster, or if you find you’re going to be in the Washington DC area before 12th September, be sure to visit the NGS Museum on 17th Street N.W. You’re in for a mighty fine surprise. “Da Vinci – The Genius” is one of the most …

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Filed Under: Art & Architecture Tagged With: da Vinci, DC - Exhibitions, Leonardo da Vinci, National Geographic Society, NGS, Washington

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