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Search for Leonardo da Vinci's "The Battle of Anghiari"
Photograph by David Yoder
The search for Leonardo da Vinci's "The Battle of Anghiari" project—conducted in Florence's Palazzo Vecchio—is led by the National Geographic Society and University of California San Diego's Center of Interdisciplinary Science for Art, Architecture and Archaeology (CISA3), in cooperation with the city of Florence.
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Hidden Treasure?
Photograph by Dave Yoder
The project team takes a closer look at the Vasari fresco that Seracini believes is hiding "The Battle of Anghiari."
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Close-Up of Giorgio Vasari's Painting
Photograph by Dave Yoder
This is a close-up of Giorgio Vasari's painting in Florence's Palazzo Vecchio. "Cerca Trova"—seek and you shall find—is too small to be seen from the floor of the Hall of 500. Researchers believe this may be a clue to finding Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece, "The Battle of Anghiari."
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Dr. Maurizio Seracini
Photograph by Dave Yoder
Dr. Maurizio Seracini, scientific director of the search for Leonardo da Vinci's "The Battle of Anghiari" project, is pictured in Florence's Palazzo Vecchio.
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Protecting Vasari
Photograph by Dave Yoder
Workers in the Palazzo Vecchio take extreme care as they begin building the scaffolding in front of the Vasari. Every precaution is taken to ensure the safety of the fresco.
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Disbeliever
Photograph by Dave Yoder
Art historian Dr. Friedrich Piel believes there is no mural to be found behind the wall and that instead only a small oil painting by Leonardo survives.
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Statues Beneath the Vasari Fresco
Photograph by Shannon Jensen
The statues beneath the Vasari fresco are draped for protection as work begins in Florence’s Palazzo Vecchio.
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Scaffolding
Photograph by Shannon Jensen
Scaffolding stands in front of the Vasari painting as work begins in Florence's Palazzo Vecchio on the search for Leonardo da Vinci's "The Battle of Anghiari" project.
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Tracking the Clues
Photograph by Dave Yoder
Cosimo Rucellai, a Milan lawyer, holds a copy of a contemporary sketch of "The Battle of Anghiari" that has been handed down within his family from generation to generation. National Geographic photographer Dave Yoder believes this copy is interesting since the rider on the right is sketched in much lighter than the rest of the drawing. It could indicate the sketch was copied from the painting.
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Gap Between Scaffolding and Painting
Photograph by Shannon Jensen
As work begins in Florence’s Palazzo Vecchio, a significant gap is set up between the scaffolding structure and the Vasari fresco in order to ensure safety of the Vasari.
Protecting the Vasari
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Behind the Vasari
Restorers find existing gaps in the Vasari mural that can be used to search for "The Battle of Anghiari."
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Behind the Science
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Visualizing Data
The team gathers visible, LIDAR, and radar data and now must place them in a virtual environment.
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Extraction Operation
Incision instruments, sampling tools, and methods for the sample extraction were designed for this project.
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Explorers to Judge at Google Science Fair
The event features worldwide participation and life-changing prizes.
Il Leonardo Perduto
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Dietro il Vasari a Firenze
Tra scienza e alta tecnologia, le immagini che raccontano momento per momento la ricerca de la Battaglia di Anghiari.
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Detective dell'arte
Breve intervista a Dave Yoder, autore delle immagini
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"La Battaglia di Anghiari"
Il capolavoro di Leonardo è nascosto dietro l'affresco del Vasari nel Salone dei Cinquecento a Firenze?
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Cronaca di un capolavoro annunciato
Dietro le quinte della trentennale ricerca della "Battaglia di Anghiari"
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Chronicle of a Masterpiece Foretold
The search for the missing masterpiece has been an obsession lasting over 30 years.
