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One of only three extant portraits of women by Leonardo, this portrait depicts the melancholy sixteen-year-old against the background of a juniper bush (ginevro in Italian, a play on her name). It was acquired by the National Gallery in 1967 for the then record price of $5 million.
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- Documentary, Biography
- Christopher Swann
- 1999
Jan 1, 2001 · Ginevra de' Benci, painted circa 1474, is considered the first psychological portrait in art history. Among the experts featured in the film, Martin Kemp, professor of the history of art at Oxford University, discusses Leonardo's contributions and development as an artist.
Ginevra’s Story: Solving the Mysteries of Leonardo da Vinci’s First Known Portrait, as the title suggests, is as much about skilled detective work as scholarly investigation. While documenting the often painstaking examination of physical and historical evidence, the film celebrates the process by which these efforts create knowledge and ...
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Ginevra de Benci, the first portrait by Leonardo da Vinci and his only painting in the Western Hemisphere, is both haunting and hypnotic.
Ginevra's Story: Solving the Mysteries of Leonardo da Vinci's First Known Portrait (1999) was directed by Christopher Swann and narrated by Meryl Streep. The portrait of Ginevra de Binci is the first of only three existing portraits by Leonardo da Vinci.
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