La Bella Principessa image

 

 

The details are drawn in great detail

 

This painting is currently called "The Beautiful Princess" and is a painting that is debated as being by Leonardo.

Some famous people claim that it is Leonardo's work, but there are also many people who claim that it is not an authentic Leonardo work.

The basis for the opponents' claims is that parchment has never been used before, there are few signs of deterioration on the surface, and the history of the painting is completely unknown.

I also believe that this painting is not an authentic Leonardo work.

What I feel is not Leonardo-like is the excessively meticulous detailing. When Leonardo painted people, his interest and attention were focused on the front of the face, and the back of the head was only roughly outlined, and there are no examples of meticulous detailing.

If Leonardo painted this painting, he would not have realistically drawn the complex woven decoration on the back of the head in such detail, but would have only drawn a rough outline.

Another feature not seen in Leonardo's works is the depiction of the neck and shoulders. There are no other examples of Leonardo depicting a neck this long. This has to do with Leonardo's perception of the neck and shoulders.

Leonardo usually depicts the shoulders from a fairly high position, as if the back of the neck is already part of the shoulders. In this painting, the shoulders start too low, making the long, slender neck stand out.

This is a major difference from Leonardo's characteristics when depicting people.

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

This is a review by Jonathan Jones of the British daily newspaper The Guardian, who does not believe the painting to be by Leonardo.
https://www.theguardian.com/

Artnet News It describes the statement of the forger Greenhalgh.
https://news.artnet.com/

 

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