The evidence of Leonardo da Vinci's ambidexterity, however, is not the only result of the in-depth diagnostic campaign. Both forms of writing, while displaying a certain number of differences due to the use of different hands, share numerous key features that unquestionably display Leonardo's unique style.Ī second carbon black landscape and the "hidden" drawings All in all, a combined study of the materials used, of the typical features of his writing and a comparison between different documents has shown that the artist presumably used his left hand to write the front inscription in "mirror writing", while he used his right one to write the back inscription ordinarily. First of all, they are both autograph inscriptions (as are the sketches of a head and a human figure on the back of the sheet) because they are written with the same ink he also used to draw most of the Landscape, this being the outcome borne out by an accurate calligraphic survey on the two inscriptions and many other autograph texts by Leonardo. The drawing bears two inscriptions: one is on the front side, written in the mirror by Leonardo from right to left: “Dì di sta Maria della neve / addj 5 daghossto 1473” and the other on the back, ordinarily written from left to right: "Io, Morando d'Antoni, sono chontento", perhaps a note concerning a contract drafting.Ī comparison between the two inscriptions provides us with the confirmation of Leonardo's ambidexterity. The diagnostic surveys, which took several weeks, has been carried out by a team of experts who have also used experimental equipment and techniques under the supervision of art historian and conservator of the Opificio, Dr. The Source of Genius" exhibition held in the town's castle to celebrate the 500th anniversary of his death. The artwork will be on display in "Leonardo da Vinci. The extensive diagnostic campaign has recently been carried out in view of the drawing's return to Vinci, that is, Leonardo's birthplace, on 15 April, after more than 500 years. Renowned Institute of art conservation and scientific research, the Opificio delle Pietre Dure of Florence has found definite evidence of this unique characteristic thanks to a survey on the Landscape owned by the Uffizi Galleries and known as 8P (after its inventory number), which many experts consider to be the great Tuscan artist and scientist's first known drawing, and certainly his first dated work (5 August 1473). He wrote and painted with both hands: with the left - his dominant hand - and the right one.
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