"I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom. I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients." Gustave Courbet

15 April 2015

Happy birthday. Leonardo.

Leonardo, Ginevra de Benci (detail), 1478


Leonardo da Vinci was born on this date in 1452.

Study without desire spoils the memory, and it retains nothing that it takes in.

Leonardo da Vinci

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