da Vinci's Fingerprint | Jill M Murray

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JILL M. MURRAY

Young Adult Novels

"Science and culture are not separate."
Lawrence Krauss, Origins podcast, November 3, 2023

"...that's going to be our salvation. We have to know the world the way a scientist knows the world..."
Richard Powers, author of The Overstory, in YouTube interview with David Perell, Oct 9, 2024

LEONARDO DA VINCI

Ginevra de' Benci by da Vinci

Ginevra de' Benci, 1474/1478

Leonardo da Vinci's painting of 16-year-old Ginevra plays an important role in ESCAPE VELOCITY but I'm not revealing her secret here!

da Vinci's actual fingerprint can be seen in this painting! It's in the foliage to Ginevra's left and slightly down from her mouth.

Detail of de' Benci portrait showing da Vinci's fingerprint

Zip over to the National Gallery of Art to learn more about this amazing masterpiece, including the painting on the reverse.

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