How to find the true face of Leonardo - Siegfried Woldhek
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good morning let's look for a minute at
good morning let's look for a minute at
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the greatest icon of all Leonardo da
the greatest icon of all Leonardo da
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Vinci we're all familiar with his
Vinci we're all familiar with his
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fantastic work his drawings his
fantastic work his drawings his
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paintings his inventions his
paintings his inventions his
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writings but we do not know his face
writings but we do not know his face
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thousands of books have been written
thousands of books have been written
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about him but there's controversy and it
about him but there's controversy and it
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remains about his looks even this
remains about his looks even this
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well-known portrait is not accepted by
well-known portrait is not accepted by
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many other historians so what do you
many other historians so what do you
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think is this the face of leonado Da
think is this the face of leonado Da
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Vinci or isn't it let's find
Vinci or isn't it let's find
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out leonado was a man that Drew
out leonado was a man that Drew
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everything around him he drew people
everything around him he drew people
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Anatomy plants animals Landscapes
Anatomy plants animals Landscapes
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buildings water everything but no faces
buildings water everything but no faces
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I find that hard to believe his
I find that hard to believe his
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contemporaries made faces like the ones
contemporaries made faces like the ones
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you see here anas or
you see here anas or
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34s uh so surely a passionate drawer
34s uh so surely a passionate drawer
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like Leonardo must have made
like Leonardo must have made
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self-portraits from time to
self-portraits from time to
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time so let's try to find them I think
time so let's try to find them I think
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that if we were to scan all of his work
that if we were to scan all of his work
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and look for self-portraits we would
and look for self-portraits we would
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find his face looking at us so I looked
find his face looking at us so I looked
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at all of his drawings more than 700 and
at all of his drawings more than 700 and
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looked for male portraits there are
looked for male portraits there are
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about 120 you see them
about 120 you see them
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here which ones of these could be
here which ones of these could be
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self-portraits well for that they have
self-portraits well for that they have
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to be done as we just saw AAS or 3/
to be done as we just saw AAS or 3/
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quarters so we can eliminate all the
quarters so we can eliminate all the
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profiles it also has to be sufficiently
profiles it also has to be sufficiently
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detailed so we can also eliminate the
detailed so we can also eliminate the
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ones that are very vague or very
ones that are very vague or very
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stylized and we know from his
stylized and we know from his
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contemporaries that leonado was a very
contemporaries that leonado was a very
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handsome even beautiful man so we can
handsome even beautiful man so we can
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also eliminate the ugly ones or the
also eliminate the ugly ones or the
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caricatures and look what happens only
caricatures and look what happens only
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three candidates remain that fit the
three candidates remain that fit the
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bill and here they are yes indeed the
bill and here they are yes indeed the
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old man is there as is this famous pen
old man is there as is this famous pen
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drawing of the home of vranas and lastly
drawing of the home of vranas and lastly
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the only portrait of a male that Leonard
the only portrait of a male that Leonard
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painted the musician and before we go
painted the musician and before we go
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into these faces I should explain why I
into these faces I should explain why I
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have some right to talk about them I've
have some right to talk about them I've
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made more than 1100 portraits myself for
made more than 1100 portraits myself for
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newspapers over the course of 300 30
newspapers over the course of 300 30
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years sorry 30 years
years sorry 30 years
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only but there are 1100 and very few
only but there are 1100 and very few
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artists have drawn so many faces so I
artists have drawn so many faces so I
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know a little about drawing and
know a little about drawing and
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analyzing faces okay now let's look at
analyzing faces okay now let's look at
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these three portraits and hold on to
these three portraits and hold on to
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your seats because if we zoom in on
your seats because if we zoom in on
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those faces remark how they have the
those faces remark how they have the
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same broad forehead the horizontal
same broad forehead the horizontal
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eyebrows the long nose the curved lips
eyebrows the long nose the curved lips
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and the small well-developed chin I
and the small well-developed chin I
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couldn't believe my eyes when I first
couldn't believe my eyes when I first
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saw that there is no reason why these
saw that there is no reason why these
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portraits should look alike all we did
portraits should look alike all we did
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was look for portraits that had the
was look for portraits that had the
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characteristics of a self-portrait and
characteristics of a self-portrait and
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look they do are very similar now are
look they do are very similar now are
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they made in the right order the young
they made in the right order the young
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men should be made first and as you see
men should be made first and as you see
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here from the years that they were
here from the years that they were
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created it is indeed the case they are
created it is indeed the case they are
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made in the right order what was the age
made in the right order what was the age
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of Leonardo at the time does that fit
of Leonardo at the time does that fit
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yes it does he was 33 38 and 63 when
yes it does he was 33 38 and 63 when
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these were made so we have three
these were made so we have three
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pictures potentially of the same person
pictures potentially of the same person
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of the same age as Leonardo at that time
of the same age as Leonardo at that time
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but how do we know it's him and not
but how do we know it's him and not
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someone else well we need a reference
someone else well we need a reference
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and here's the only the only picture of
and here's the only the only picture of
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Leonardo that's why be accepted it's a
Leonardo that's why be accepted it's a
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statue made by veroo of David for which
statue made by veroo of David for which
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Leonard posed as a boy of 15 and if we
Leonard posed as a boy of 15 and if we
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now compare the face of the statue with
now compare the face of the statue with
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the face of the musician you see the
the face of the musician you see the
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very same features again the statue is
very same features again the statue is
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the reference and it connects the
the reference and it connects the
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identity of leonado to those three faces
identity of leonado to those three faces
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ladies and
ladies and
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gentlemen this story has not yet had
gentlemen this story has not yet had
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been published it's only proper that you
been published it's only proper that you
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hear a t hear and see it first the icon
hear a t hear and see it first the icon
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of icons finally has a face here he is
of icons finally has a face here he is
Leonardo
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DaVinci
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