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The Mind of Leonardo
V.8
V.8
Preparatory drawing for the Apostle James in the Last Supper
Windsor 12552
  [ V.8  Motions of the mind ]  
 
     

Even the expression of feelings and emotions is considered by Leonardo to be a kind of motion, which triggers the action of the muscles, the contraction of the lips and eyes, the formation of wrinkles and, more generally, the gestures of communication.

He paints expressions from life and investigates the anatomical and physiognomic bases of character traits and emotional reactions. The Last Supper represents the supreme synthesis of this complex research.

 
V.8A Motions of the mind in art, physiognomy and anatomy
V.8A Motions of the mind in art, physiognomy and anatomy
V.8B Motions of the mind in the Last Supper
V.8B Motions of the mind in the Last Supper
 
       
       
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