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A Visual Companion

Da Vinci's Tiger

Click on the first picture--the portrait of Genevra de' Benci--and then on the arrow of the right-hand edge of each visual to get a sequential slideshow of all the people, costumes, art works, and places mentioned in DA VINCI'S TIGER, complete with captions for each slide.

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29-Baptism_of_Christ-by_Andrea_del_Verrochio_and_Leonardo_da_Vinci-Credit_Uffizi_Gallery.jpg

30-Bust_of_Giuliano_de_Medici_by_Andrea_del_Verrocchio-Credit_National_Gallery_of_Art.jpg

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46-Annunciation_Fra_Filippo_Lippi-Credit_Galleria_Nazionale_dArte_Antica_rome.jpg

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Links to Learning More How Much is Fact? Bibliography Ginevra and the NGA Leonardo A Visual Companion Women in the Renaissance

“In this beautifully written exploration of a real-life Renaissance woman, Laura Malone Elliott delivers the stunning tale of Ginevra de’ Benci, captured forever in Leonardo’s first portrait—a painting that broke convention and established the master as a force of artistic honesty."

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