Art as the Summation of Knowledge
For example, his famous Virgin and Child displays the bodies of the subjects interlocked like the parts of a machine.
He believed his paintings and drawings should relay scientific truth and natural observation without bias, without alteration. Thus, his artwork and his notebooks became a record of reality. They demonstrated and classified the extent of his knowledge. He believed art to be the result of an artist’s knowledge and personal experience in observing man and nature. In short, he viewed art as the summation of knowledge.
Resources
Video:
John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Library Classics Project. “Civilisation: The Hero as Artist.” Films Incorporated: Chicago, 1969. Featuring Kenneth Clark.
Book:
Wasserman, Jack. “Leonardo da Vinci.” Abrams: New York, 1984.
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