Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-17
DR.. VAN INGELGEM SPEAKS
ON LEONARDO DA VINCI
BelKinn Lecturer liz Heard by Lurge
Andieuce He Describes salient
Features OF Great Poets Work.

1t was an audience composed of
lovers OF art that gathered at the Art
Club yesterday afternoon TO hear Dr.
Van lnSelSem speak on Leonardo du
Ninci The speaker gave an apprccia-
ton of Leonardo such an only one who
had thoroughly absorbed the spirit of
the cinquecento could give
The cinquecento is the sixteenth
century when you write history or
literature" said Father Van Ingelgem,
but In art IL is called the cinuueccnto.
Leonardo belonged by date rather TO
tho preceding century, having been
born in 1852 and died in 1912. but he Is
the embodiment OF the cinpurcento.
lie fused all the qualities OF the ago
In genera! stroke OF genius"
DR.. Van IngclSem spoke of the won
derful versatility Of Da Vinci, who was
an astronomer. chemist. geulogist engi-
Heer, experimental aviator, philos y pher,
poet and musician. as well rs artist.
II" was one Of the handsomest men
that ever lived Vasari depicts him in
his rosc-colorcd coat, with his deep
the plaza beside the Campaniij. holding
the crowd speil-bound while he ex-
plained his projects and told them ancc-
dotes so as TO watch their changing cx-
preston the speaker said.
The Last supper" painted on the
walls OF SANTA Maria della Grazie I'm
Milan. was described In vivid detail by
the lecturer. This masterpiece wac the
work OF ten years. There arc four
groups OF three disciples each, and
these groups arc related each to the
other. and all to the central figure OF
christ In note book written hv
Leonardo himself. II i. said that he
\ &. fsI n
o!scipics certain sentiments--pity, dis
gust. moral Indignation, Enrprise-and
the speaker. pointing to reproduction,
OF the picture demonstrated that
Leonardo had accomplished his design.
Ihe chalk drawing In London OF the
N'FEin. 81. Anne. the infan, Christ and
ST John was next discussed
In speaking Of the Mona Lisa. Father
Van InEelEcm said that this was not
onl: the portrait of Il beautiful woman.
but It's charm is the fascination OF the
beauty Of soul.
These works OF art. the Madonna OF
the Rocks. the Madonna and Child and
% ann. IN the Louvre, the cartoon OF
me battle Of AnTheiri copied nv
NHotns: the portrait O: himself. the
angel In the painting OF Verocchio. the
alteration of the Mag; and several UNI
finished panels. arc all tina; Is LEFT Of
the authoritative works of this master.
nv 'HStn ana ~. Anne in the Louvre
IS considered By some to be his mas
torniece.
as an interesting subject for debat.
'r- Van 1ngelrem suggested us
Leonardo tho greatest painter in the
"orlc" The speaker then stated the
airhcuitE 6f comparing the refined
i'ai!a'1 painters with the robust Elem
! 'sh painters. Limiting tho discussion
therefore. to the painters Of the Italian
Ninci was the greatest of Italian paint
"rs '!e gave as mis- argument the fac.
'hat III his work there was no dispro.
norton between conception ami produc.
':on; that he possessed absolute corr.
.nant oe the mysterious "xpr,ssion ot
inc human face that he LNew the
anatomy OF human beings and Of AMI
:nals, and that his grouping was per
,sc, GLORY be. TO his name en-
Rev Frank W Pratt, rastor OF tn,
| First Unitarian Church. presided owe,
! the meeting. and introduced; the Spea kcr
/ An informal reception va. heI1 ars,
! the lecture