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Painting at the Court of Milan by Leonardo Da Vinci
We recognize what Renaissance is, as a cultural movement, economic, and social development, furthermore, there are number of expression of it. However much it could say, it is likely to be defined as only 1 word, “Leonardo Da Vinci” (“April 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519”), who worked out diversely many ways in the Renaissance period. This great exhibition (“Painter at the Court of Milan”) led a lot of people by reason of this and his creativity and passion in Art. He was an Italian Renaissance polymath who is the most talented person according to my way of thinking. Especially living in Milan (1482 – 1499), where Ludovico Sforza (July 27, 1452 – May 27, 1508) ruled. Meanwhile, Leonardo created and developed his ideas and career as a court painter. He was given a title as a “painter and engineer of the duke”. Leonardo had developed painting, sculpture, architecture in an aspect of art, even military contrivance and social engineering and so on in order to create a perfect city in terms of Ludovico’s project. Consequently, he could apply and develop art work due to this circumstance and Ludovico’s dedicated support. This exhibition, therefore, has an artist’s embodiment of research and studies, which has shown significant paintings and more than 50 drawings. As an example, the order of this exhibition followed by theme in each room, Portrait of Young Musician, The Lady with an Ermine, Saint Jerome, two version of “Virgin of the Rocks”, The Last supper and Christ as Salvator Mundi. What is more, the interesting thing that audience can do is to compare with between Louvre’s Virgin of the Rocks and National Gallery’s one. This comparison should not include in one roof, and even these paintings in exhibition are also hard to be gathered up in one place, however, the National Gallery eventually made with diplomacy and effort. As a result, the