Early training in the mannerist style, which emphasized the decorative, was transformed by the styles of Venice, an innate sense of composition, and his genius as draftsman.
And so the standout in the show's final gallery is not a Düreresque genius of a draftsman, but a humble genre painter: Nikolaus Knüpfer.
April 15 , 1452Vinci, Italy May 2, 1519 Clos-Lucé, France Leonardo da Vinci, ( Italian: "Leonardo from Vinci") (born April 15 , 1452 Anchiano, near Vinci, Republic of Florence [Italy] died May 2, 1519, Cloux [now Clos-Lucé], France), Italian painter, draftsman, sculptor, architect, and engineer whose genius, perhaps more than that of any other figure, epitomized the Renaissance humanist ideal.
Leonardo da Vinci, ( Italian: "Leonardo from Vinci") (born April 15 , 1452 Anchiano, near Vinci, Republic of Florence [Italy] died May 2, 1519, Cloux [now Clos-Lucé], France) Italian painter, draftsman, sculptor, architect, and engineer whose genius, perhaps more than that of any other figure, epitomized the Renaissance humanist ideal.
His genius lay in the light touch of the draftsman, not the heavy hand of the professional printmaker.
If the young draftsman doesn't get everything quite right, he still does a genius job.
"He was an awkward draftsman.
He was a miraculous draftsman.
He was a great draftsman.
He was an excellent draftsman.
