Word: anghiari
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Even when Leonardo turned his attention to painting, the picture was often brought to nothing by his passion for tinkering. The grand mural depicting the Battle of Anghiari was completely lost because an experimental lacquer, one of Leonardo's latest notions, dissolved. The Last Supper early began to fade, partly because Leonardo chose to use an experimental tempera. Of all his paintings, only two or three, including the Mona Lisa, survive relatively unimpaired...
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