{"id":1117,"date":"2017-05-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-23T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tajan.com\/an-extraordinary-discovery-of-a-work-by-leonardo-da-vinci\/"},"modified":"2020-12-22T11:51:24","modified_gmt":"2020-12-22T11:51:24","slug":"exceptionnelle-d%c3%a9couverte-dun-dessin-de-l%c3%a9onard-de-vinci-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tajan.com\/en\/exceptionnelle-d%c3%a9couverte-dun-dessin-de-l%c3%a9onard-de-vinci-2\/","title":{"rendered":"An Extraordinary Discovery of a Work by LEONARDO DA VINCI"},"content":{"rendered":"

PUBLIC EXHIBITION : JUNE 9-10, 2017 – Espace Tajan – 11am-6pm<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n

Tajan, the well-known French auction house, assisted by the Old Master drawings expert Patrick de Bayser, has the great honor to announce the extraordinary discovery, the first in over fifteen years, of an exceptional work by the Italian Master Leonardo da Vinci. In the Codex Atlanticus, a list compiled by Leonardo, eight Saint Sebastians are mentioned. We currently believe that our drawing representing \u201cThe Martyred Saint Sebastian\u201d belongs to this illustrious group.<\/p>\n

Over the past few months, we have had the pleasure to consult with a world-renowned expert on Leonardo drawings, Dr. Carmen C. Bambach, who is a Curator in the Department of Drawings and Prints at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. In her landmark 2003 exhibition catalogue, Dr. Bambach reconstructed how the Saint Sebastians listed in the Codex Atlanticus relate to an unexecuted or lost votive painting of the martyred saint by Leonardo. We are pleased to share with you this statement from The Metropolitan Museum of Art:\u00a0\u201cIn the scholarly opinion of Carmen C. Bambach, our expert on the drawings of Leonardo da Vinci, this is an exciting new discovery of an authentic double-sided sheet by the master (1452-1519), representing on the recto the full figure of the martyred Saint Sebastian tied to a tree in a landscape, and on the verso, notes and diagrams about light and shadow, which relate to Leonardo\u2019s study of optics. Dr. Bambach published the related drawings of Saint Sebastian in Hamburg and Bayonne in the 2003 catalogue accompanying her exhibition Leonardo da Vinci, Master Draftsman at The Met. In a soon-to-be-published article, Dr. Bambach will discuss the complex scientific material, related works of art, and larger implications of this discovery, along with new research.\u201c<\/em><\/p>\n

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Leonardo da VINCI (Vinci 1452 \u2013 Cloux 1519 )<\/strong>
Recto:<\/u> Study for a San Sebastian in a landscape
Verso:<\/u> Two scientific studies, one shadows created by a candle and the other on the interplay of light and shadow. In addition, there are to reversed, hand-writen, partial texts.
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“Thadd\u00e9e Prate, director of the Old Master department at Tajan recalls the time when he first saw the drawing \u201cI had a sense that it was an interesting 16th-century drawing that required more work\u201d. He asked for a second opinion from Patrick de Bayser, an expert in old master drawings. Mr. de Bayser discovered two smaller scientific drawings on the back of the sheet. These diagrammatic studies of candlelight were accompanied by notes written in a minute, Italian Renaissance right-to-left hand. (Leonardo was left-handed).
The two men looked at each other. \u201cI said, \u2018You can\u2019t believe this is by Leonardo?\u2019\u201d Mr. Prate recalls. \u201cBut that would have been so incredible.\u201d
Tajan reached out to New York for a third, definitive view from Carmen C. Bambach, a curator of Italian and Spanish drawings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
\u201cThe attribution is quite incontestable,\u201d Dr. Bambach said \u201cWhat we have here is an open-and-shut case. It\u2019s an exciting discovery.\u201d<\/em>
\u00a0Read more on\u00a0New York Times<\/a><\/p>\n

“The \u201cdiscovery\u201d of Leonardo is a confirmation of Tajan\u2019s special place in the art world. Tajan\u2019s interesting position comes from being first a high end boutique auction house and second, a creative trendsetter. As a high end boutique auction house, we blend the highest level of operational standards with a highly personalized service and strict attention to details. This is precisely what led us to this very joyous moment after months of intense work by my team which collaborated step by step with the necessary French and worldwide experts while gaining the total confidence of the owner of this masterpiece. As a trendsetter, Tajan has become during the recent years a rich source to discover local and international emerging talent and rediscover overlooked or forgotten artistic movements and individual artists. I am extremely proud of my innovative team which has become family over the last twelve years.”
Rodica Seward
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