Study of two texts shows Leonar­do was able to write perfec­tly using both his left and right handITLAY: An in-depth study of Leonardo da Vinci’s earliest-known drawing has proved that the great Renaissance artist was ambidextrous, Italy’s Uffizi Gallery said on Monday. The scientific and technological analysis also revealed a hidden, previously unknown landscape sketch, also by Leonardo, on the back of the original work. Leonardo da Vinci may have drawn ‘Nude Mona Lisa’On the back, the brief script goes from left to right, and alludes to aninformal contract. A study of the two texts confirmed they were both written by Leonardo and showed he was able to write perfectly using both his left and right hand. “Leonardo was born left-handed, but was taught to write withhis right hand from a very young age,” said art historianCecilia Frosinini.

Source: The Express Tribune April 08, 2019 17:15 UTC