{"id":32127,"date":"2019-02-08T16:17:52","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T16:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=32127"},"modified":"2019-02-08T16:17:52","modified_gmt":"2019-02-08T16:17:52","slug":"dissecting-davinci-cardiff-exhibition-celebrates-artists-genius","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2019\/02\/08\/dissecting-davinci-cardiff-exhibition-celebrates-artists-genius\/","title":{"rendered":"Dissecting Da Vinci: Cardiff show celebrates artist&#039;s genius"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32162\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Davinci-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3748\" height=\"2811\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32162\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Davinci-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3748\" height=\"2811\" \/><\/noscript><br \/>\nMARKING the 500<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of Leonardo Da Vinci\u2019s death, Cardiff\u2019s National Museum is taking part in a UK-wide exhibition to celebrate the artist&#8217;s work.<br \/>\nLeonardo Davinci: A Life in Drawing showcases 12 of his scientific explorations into anatomy and artistic illustrations such as the famous red chalk drawing of <em>A Standing Male Nude<\/em>.<br \/>\nHis delicate and meticulous approach to both science and art is reflected in the drawings on display \u2013 visitors can see his works of metal-point, chalk-drawing and watercolour, highlighting the breadth of his vision.<br \/>\nBut who was Leonardo Davinci and what have his works brought to Cardiff?<br \/>\nBorn in 1452 in Vinci, Italy, Leonardo Da Vinci is a renowned artist and inventor most known for his paintings of <em>The Mona Lisa <\/em>and <em>The Last Supper<\/em>.<br \/>\nAnne Pritchard, 32, senior curator for historic art at the museum, has overseen the exhibition.<br \/>\n\u201cThe collection here covers a wide range of Davinci\u2019s interests, so the subject matters vary \u2013 we get to see a huge variety of techniques he used.<br \/>\n\u201cThe Royal Collection selected the works you see here and what they tried to do was get a good span of Davinci\u2019s career.<br \/>\n\u201cLeonardo had a very expressive handling of his medium \u2013 some of the artwork here is created for artistic drawings and the others are more scientific.&#8221;<br \/>\nMs Pritchard explained the work <em>A Standing Male Nude <\/em>which is one of the key displays for the museum.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32170\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32170\" style=\"width: 536px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-32170\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/A-standing-male-nude.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"536\" height=\"894\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32170\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32170\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/A-standing-male-nude.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"536\" height=\"894\" \/><\/noscript> A Standing Nude Male<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n\u201cThe nude drawing of the man standing is very sensuous and subtle \u2013 the drawing technique in red chalk is fine and perfectly done, you can get a sense of the time and place as to where he was.<br \/>\n\u201cThere is certainly a very great difference between the scientific anatomy and looking at these figures in the flesh.<br \/>\nThe exhibit has allowed the museum to bring Da Vinci to a wide audience and spark new engagement with the genius\u2019s work.<br \/>\n\u201cFor us as a multi-disciplinary display museum it\u2019s ideal having Da Vinci here,\u201d said Ms Pritchard.<br \/>\n\u201cIn our collection here we have art, science and social history on display and what comes over you is the vast detail in the drawings and pushing the knowledge of his time \u2013 even today he is teaching us things.<br \/>\n\u201cSome of the works are still unfinished \u2013 the artist is putting down his thought processes as they happen and to get some insight into that is really fantastic \u2013 you can see the artist at work when you are here.<br \/>\n\u201cPeople who come here and see these can still be challenged by these works and find new inspiration in Da Vinci.<br \/>\n\u201cI hope that people feel that they have seen something very special because this is such a wonderful opportunity \u2013 what we see here are 500-year-old drawings for people to look at.\u201d<br \/>\nVisitors to the exhibition have left feeling positive about the chance to see Da Vinci\u2019s work on show.<br \/>\n\u201cThe whole exhibition was very interesting, the art versus science perspective was a real draw \u2013 and the man himself was such a talented artist and his ability to capture the intricacy of the anatomical form was fascinating,\u201d said Ennan Nwenewe, 25, a student from Cardiff.<br \/>\nAnother visitor Sandy Burbach, 55, from Roath, said: \u201c\u201cIt is extraordinary looking at the detail and the effort that had to go into creating images \u2013 to see the effort that somebody so long ago had to go through to create these images are incredible.<br \/>\n\u201cYou can reach out and touch the man\u2019s mind through the works we get to see \u2013 it a real engaging experience, but you have to go in with the right-frame of mind because these are more than drawings here &#8211; it was a man\u2019s entire life dedicated to his craft.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The exhibition at Cardiff\u2019s National Museum will run until May 6. 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