Leonardo gay
Was Leonardo da Vinci gay?
Why did Leonardo last unmarried?
Leonardo is always described in all sources as extremely handsome and elegant. His traits was also considered to be extremely sociable and entertaining. It is therefore surprising that he remained unmarried. That he was gay is only one possibility. He could have been asexual as well. It is also possible that he had affairs with ladies-in-waiting that were not in keeping with his status and were therefore clandestine.
Are there any known homosexual affairs of Leonardo?
There are no contemporary historical sources proving Leonardo's homosexuality. There is evidence of a court case in for sodomy (homosexuality). The cause was an anonymous complaint. Leonardo and others involved were acquitted. Due to the circumstances, it was probably a slander with the aim of harming the decree Medici family, whereby Leonardo was caught in the crossfire.
Leonardo took the Milanese boy Salai as a pupil when he was about 10 years old. years was a typical age for training, Leonardo also took in other students, for
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There are two men missing at the Château du Clos Lucé.
The Château, which is really just a large red brick house, is in France&#;s Loire Valley. The missing men are not French however, they are Italian.
The Château du Clos Lucé is where Leonardo da Vinci spent the last years of his life, from to By all historical reports, he was happy there.
Da Vinci lived at the Château as a guest of the king of France, François I. The king called da Vinci ‘father’, and apparently loved to listen to him discuss. He had gardens to walk in and a workshop in which to paint the masterpieces he brought with him from Italy, including the Mona Lisa. (It is astonishing to think that a painting that is now protected by bulletproof glass was once carried on the back of a mule through the Alps.)
When you visit the Château, you can still spot the workshop. You’ll also see where da Vinci worked on designs for his machines, and where he studied nature. The garden where da Vinci once held parties is now full of replicas of his designs.
The whole museum is a loving homage to this grea
Was Leonardo da Vinci gay? Exploring queer details in his art
The private life of Leonardo da Vinci, a renowned Italian artist and scientist of the Renaissance, has been the subject of much curiosity and discussion for many years. In particular, certain discoveries and interpretations by scholars contain sparked speculations about his possible homosexuality.
Let&#;s start by highlighting that during the Renaissance, homosexuality was not unequivocally seen as a sexual orientation, but rather as a sexual practice. Even the terminology was completely different. At that time, so-called &#;sodomy&#; (a term of religious origin indicating &#;non-procreative sexual acts&#;), was punishable by death. It is therefore clear that the lack of clarity we possess today concerning Leonardo da Vinci&#;s homosexuality is likely due to the artist&#;s probable decision to keep his quixotic and sexual attraction to people of the same sex a secret.
However, there are various historical pieces of evidence suggesting Leonardo Da Vinci&#;s possible homosexuality and in this article, we will attempt to d
Da Vinci's Demons: Is it offensive that Leonardo isn't gay?
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Da Vinci’s Demons is apparently a new high budget (I think) show about Leonardo Da Vinci produced by David S. Goyer. Seeing as it’s widely comprehend that Leonardo was probably gay, is it insulting that he’s portrayed as straight?
The trailer for the show clearly shows him having sex with a woman:
The show seems to take liberties with history anyways. What with all the seemingly magic stuff going on in the trailer.
Link to Wikipedia article about the show.
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Mahaloth3
I didn’t know that he was widely known as male lover. Or probably gay.
DigitalC4
First i hear of “probably gay”. I doubt it is widely known, and “probably” is not “definitely”.
Smapti5
From what I know of LBGT history, “gay” as we understand it wasn’t a mindset that existed in Leonardo’s day, and it’s not something he would have identified himself as. According to Wikipedia, there’s no evidence he ever had a sexual relation of any kind - he was once accused of having patronized a male prostitute, but the charge was never