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The Da Vinci Question.

Authors :
CAPLIN, JO ANN
Source :
Chemical Heritage. Spring2011, Vol. 29 Issue 1, p32-36. 5p. 4 Color Photographs, 1 Black and White Photograph.
Publication Year :
2011

Abstract

The article focuses on the continuing study of experts to determine whether the painting known as "La Bella Principessa" was a work by Leonardo da Vinci. Officialy mentioned at the 1998 Auction at Christie's, the painting was referred to Renaissance scholars and vellum was dated between 1449 and 1656 in the carbon-14 dating of the University of Zurich Insitutue of Particle Physics. It also notes scanning of the painting by optical engineer Pascal Cotte with his 13-band multispectral camera and the actual examination of the painting by Martin Kemp.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10665315
Volume :
29
Issue :
1
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Chemical Heritage
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
60493477