The Romance of Leonardo da Vinci (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Dmitry Merezhkovsky
- First Published: 1901
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Historical
- Time of Work: 1494-1519
- Setting: Italy and France
- Principal Characters: Leonardo da Vinci, Giovanni Beltraffio, Cesare Borgia, Monna Cassandra, Francesco Melzi, Monna Lisa Gioconda
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction
- Subjects: Teaching or teachers, Folkloric or magical people, France or French people, Love or romance, Art or artists, Antichrist figures, Painting or painters, Witches or witchcraft, Fifteenth century, Sixteenth century, Devils or demons, Italy or Italians, Renaissance, Biography
- Locales: France, Italy
The Story:
In 1494 the fear of the coming of the Antichrist prophesied in the New Testament began to make itself felt in Italy. Greek and Roman statues, which had recently been excavated and accepted as supreme works of art by such men as Leonardo da Vinci, were considered by the common people to be pagan deities returning to prepare the world for the reign of the Antichrist.
Leonardo da Vinci had become a member of the court of Duke Moro in Milan. Besides acting as chief architect for the duke, he interested himself in teaching his pupils, Giovanni Beltraffio and Andrea...
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