the Da Vinci
or the Monna Vanna nude
Leonardo da Vinci 1452-1519
The greatest artist of all times
The project : 30 years ago the story starts in Lugano..
Leonardo da Vinci lebte zur Zeit der Renaissance, einer historischen Epoche im 15. und 16. Jahrhundert. Seine vielfältigen Kunstwerke, Erfindungen und Erkenntnisse bereichern die Welt noch heute. Hinter dem Künstler und Erfinder Leonardo da Vinci verbergen sich viele Geheimnisse und noch immer grübeln Wissenschaftler über das Leben des Universalgenies. Hinzu kommt, dass es kaum verlässliche Quellen über Leonardo gibt - und er selbst hat es den Wissenschaftlern und Forschern auch nicht gerade leicht gemacht, denn seine Aufzeichnungen schrieb Leonardo allesamt in Spiegelschrift.
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published Books, the Press and Movies about the great Master (worldwide)
History
1525 Gian Giacomo Caprotti (Salaino (Inventory by death)
1550 bought by Marcantonio Arese Milano
1627 inherited by Conte Bartolomeo Arese (1610 - 1674)
1674 inherited by his wife Contessa Lucrezia Arese
1683 inherited by her daughter, Contesse Margherita Arese Visconti Borromeo (married 1659)
1716 inherited by her son, Conte Giulio Visconti Boromeo Arese, Viceroy of Naples 1733 - 1736 (1667 - 1750)
1750 inherited by his daughter, Marchesa Paola Litta Visconti Borromeo Arese (married 1722)
1780 inherited by her son, Marchese Pompeo Litta Visconti Arese, Commisoner General of the armies of Austrian Lombardy (1727 - 1794)
1797 inherited by her daughter, Marchesa Claudia Litta Visconti Arese Cusani (married 1765)
1816 inherited by her daughter, Marchesa Beatrice Cusani Litta Modignani (married 1794)
1837 inherited by her son, Luigi Litta Modignani (1830 - 1855)
1865 bought by Milan Antiquarian Baslini
1876 bought by Mr. William Graham, London
1886 (09.04.) sold at auction at Christie's in London, lot 371 and although according to Christie's records it was bought by the Agnew Gallery, London, in fact it was inherited by the daughter of
Mr. Graham, the wife of Lord Kenneth Muir Mackenzie, London (died 1900)
1900 inherited by Lord Kenneth Muir Mackenzie, London (died 1930)
1930 inherited by his daughter, Mrs. Mark Hambourg, London
19?? Tooth Gallery, London
1960 Art Gallery Fasciani, Ascona / Locarno Switzerland since 1983 bought by the current property
Leonardo da Vinci
Nude Gioconda ( 1495 - 1496 )
Size: 89 x 65.5 cm
collections
The Nude Gioconda, also known as Monna Vanna, is a captivating and enigmatic artwork closely linked to Leonardo da Vinci and his studio. This masterpiece, drawn with charcoal and chalk on paper, is believed to date back to the early 16th century. Its striking resemblance to Leonardo’s iconic Mona Lisa has fueled debates among art historians and researchers for centuries.
The drawing depicts a nude woman in a seated, slightly angled pose, bearing a serene expression reminiscent of the Mona Lisa. Scholars suggest it may have been a preparatory study for a never-completed painting or an artistic exploration of the ideal female form, a concept central to Renaissance art.
Now housed in the Louvre Museum, The Nude Gioconda remains a subject of fascination, reflecting the mystery and mastery of Leonardo’s artistic legacy.
The Nude Gioconda
the team behind this project
project-manager
Mark F. Langenauer CPM
Commercial Degree for a start, studied Molecular=Biology(member of SNG, SGOEM), Prof. Ch. Weissmann team, ETH-Molecularbiology I(Alpha Interferon Group), Cancer Research Uuniversity(Prof. Dr. med. Sträuli) Hospital Zürich Research (E/TM Microscopy ETH Zürich(Organic Chemistry NMR Lab/research Prof. J.F.M Oth, University Hospital Zürich(Cardiology and Neurology, Prof. Dr. H.P Krayenbühl/Prof. Dr. med. H.G Wieser/Prof. Dr. med. Valavanis), Insitute of Clinical Pharmacology Dublin/Switzerland CRA various Projects), finally UPJOHN Pharma, Hospital Division. then started my own Company LAB ELECTRONICS, lab4audio & lab4med (lab4x Asia Group)till today..and holds a US Pilot's license
research/scientific team lead by
Prof. Maurizio Seracini
Maurizio Seracini is the director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Science for Art, Architecture, and Archaeology (CISA3) at the
University of California San Diego's California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2). He is a pioneer
in the use of multispectral imaging and other diagnostic tools as well as analytical technologies as applied to works of art and structures.
He has studied more than 2,500 works of art and historic buildings. Seracini joined Calit2 in 2006, more than thirty years after graduating
from UCSD with a B.A. in bioengineering in 1973. Seracini returned to Italy for graduate school and received the Laurea degree in electronic engineering from the University of Padua, where he went on to study medicine. From 1975-77, he participated in the Leonardo Project to locate the long-lost fresco, "The Battle of Anghiari" (a project sponsored by the Armand Hammer Foundation, Kress Foundation, and the Smithsonian Institution). In 1977, Seracini established Editech, a Florence-based company that was the first to provide art and architectural diagnostic services. In 1979 he co-founded the Interdisciplinary Center for Ultrasonic Diagnostics in Medicine, also in Florence.
history of the painting and editor
lic. jur. Carlo Poma
Lic. Jur. Carlo Poma played a significant role in bringing attention to The Nude Gioconda. As an art editor and jurist, Poma was instrumental in the documentation and dissemination of art connected to the Renaissance period. His expertise and efforts helped establish historical and scholarly discourse around lesser-known works attributed to Leonardo and his circle, contributing to the artwork's lasting legacy.
legal affairs USA attorney at law
Dr. jur. James Kirschman
Sadly passed away 2015. James L. Kirschman was born on January 24, 1945. He graduated from the University of Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, Sacramento, California in 1972 and received a Juris Doctor Degree. He is currently a licensed to practice law in the State of California. In 1980 he gave up the practice of law and since that time he has been a real estate developer in California and involved in a variety of business projects as a business and legal consultant.
In 1975, I met in Florence a professor, Carlo Pedretti, my former professor of art history, and today a world-renowned scholar of Leonardo da Vinci. Well, he asked me if I could find some technological wayto unfold a five-centuries-old mystery related to a lost masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci, the "Battle of Anghiari," which is supposed to be located in the Hall of the 500 in Palazzo Vecchio, in Florence. Well, in the mid-'70s, there were not great opportunities for a bioengineer like me, especially in Italy, and so I decided, with some researchers from the United States and the University of Florence, to start probing the murals decorated by Vasari on the long walls of the Hall of the 500 searching for the lost Leonardo.
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Maurizio Seracini has been featured in many different media channels. Below is just a few of the more popular and well known shows and articles over recent past.
The da Vinci Detective, first released in 2006, was produced by the BBC and featured on the Smithsonian channel, it launched Seracini into the international spotlight.
Dr Maurizio Seracini is a pioneering scientist who has made his name by ingeniously adapting the latest medical and military technology to reveal the secrets of great art works. This film follows Seracini on his controversial journey to solve two specific Leonardo mysteries – the location of the lost mural, The Battle of Anghiari, and a remarkable new story he has uncovered about Leonardo’s great, unfinished, alter piece The Adoration of the Magi.
Inferno
Da Vinci Code Book
Finding LDV
NGM on LDV
