analysis of handwriting at the top of the page confirms what many had long believed, leonardo da vinciith both hands, notjust, as we know famously, with his left hand. but there is more. 0n the back of the picture there appears to be incomplete sketches of another landscape and drawings of a figure. these are images unlikely to have been seen in more than 500 years. perhaps more secrets will now be unearthed in other paintings and illustrations, adding yet more lustre to the legacy of leonardo da vinci. tim allman, bbc news. his birthday is coming up on the 15th of april. the singer madonna will make a guest appearance at the eurovision song contest in israel next month. concert promoters and the singer's us representatives confirmed reports in israeli media that madonna will perform two songs in tel aviv during the three—day eurovision competition in may, which features musicians from more than a0 nations and last year had an audience of 189—million people. send me your ideas on twitter. coming up next is the business briefing. stay with us on bbc news. hello there, good morning. not

even now, there is so much more to learn about leonardo da vinci., leonardo drew this when he was just 20 not ——21. analysis of handwriting at the top of the page confirms what many had long believed, leonardo da vinci was ambidextrous. truly spectacular what these analyses actually yield at. now we do know that he worked with both hands, not just, as we know famously, with his left hand. but there is more. on the back of the picture there appears to be incomplete sketches of another landscape and drawings of a figure. these are images unlikely to have been seen in more than 500 years. perhaps more secrets will now be unearthed in other paintings and illustrations, adding yet more lustre to the legacy of leonardo da vinci. tim allman, bbc news. c, we bring you high culture, low culture and all the points in between. there is more for you on the bbc website. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter — i‘m @bbc mike embley. sunshine really did make a big reference to the temperature yesterday. we had 20 degrees for the first tim

analysis of handwriting at the top of the page confirms what many had long believed, leonardo da vinci we do know that leonardo worked with both hands, notjust, as we know famously, with his left hand. but there is more. 0n the back of the picture there appears to be incomplete sketches of another landscape and drawings of a figure. these are images unlikely to have been seen in more than 500 years. perhaps more secrets will now be unearthed in other paintings and illustrations, adding yet more lustre to the legacy of leonardo da vinci. tim allman, bbc news. much more on all of the news any time on the bbc news website. that's it. thank you for watching. hello there, good morning. sunshine really did make a big difference to the temperature yesterday. we had 20 degrees for the first time in a long time. that was recorded in east anglia in the sunshine. further north, in the north—east of england, a very different look to the weather. the mist, fog and low cloud rolling in from the north sea and temperatures about seven degrees. we should get sunshine in the north—east of england on tue

celebrations and events abound to commemorate the five hundredth anniversary of the death of leonardo da vinci we look into the legacy of the tuscan master. artists in poland have taken to the street and to social media to protest the decision to remove a video installation from the national museum in warsaw the video in question by a prominent artist natalia l l dates from one nine hundred seventy three and depicts a young woman eating a banana in a suggestive way well although it's been on display for many years conservative authorities have now branded it obscene sparking concerns that artistic freedom is under threat. occasionally protesting can be a tasty affair hundreds of demonstrators gathered in front of the polish national museum in warsaw to eat bananas together when you move all in the name of artistic freedom. we fully reject censorship in arts over the past few years our freedoms have been increasingly compromised and now it's our turn at this moment we are protesting against the removal of our freedom of speech artistic freedom. the debate centers around this installation by lea

this year marks 500 years since the death of leonardo da vinci. and his work — as the bbc‘s tim allman explains. he was the definitive renaissance man. painter, scientist, engineer, architect, astronomer, historian. the list goes on and on. even now, there is so much more to learn about leonardo da vinci. scientists at the uffizi gallery florence have been taking a closer look at his earliest work. commonly known as landscape 8p, leonardo drew this when he was just 21. analysis of handwriting at the top of the page confirms what many had long believed, leonardo da vinci was ambidextrous. it is truly spectacular what these analyses actually yielded. now we do know that he worked with both hands, not just, as we know famously, with his left hand. but there is more. on the back of the picture there appears to be incomplete sketches of another landscape and drawings of a figure. these are images unlikely to have been seen in more than 500 years. perhaps more secrets will now be unearthed in other paintings and illustrations, adding yet more lustre to

analysis of handwriting at the top of the page confirms what many had long believed, leonardo da vinciand now, we do know that leonardo worked with both hands, not just as we know famously with his left hand. there is more, on the back of the picture, there appears to be incomplete sketches of another landscape, and drawings of a figure. these are images unlikely to have been seen in more than 500 years. perhaps more secrets will now be unearthed in other paintings and illustrations, adding yet more lustre to the legacy of leonardo da vinci. tim allman, bbc news. now, it‘s time for a look at the weather. good afternoon. while our weather may look similar to yesterday there isa may look similar to yesterday there is a noticeable difference, it feels fresher. yesterday, suffolk saw highs of 20 celsius. but today we are drawing in much cooler air and a keen easterly wind. we will all notice temperatures come down through the next few days. norfolk and suffolk today, a noticeable difference, highs of just 1a. and suffolk today, a noticeable difference, highs ofjust1li. but high pressure is

and leonardo da vinci's mona lisa. for more than a thousand years the skill of realistically capturing the three dimensional world on a flat canvas had been forgotten the renaissance rediscovered perspective. it was a quantum leap for architecture which took its inspiration from the symmetry of the great buildings of the ancient world. the art of building huge dome structures had fallen into oblivion in the middle ages and was rediscovered in the renaissance. but the renaissance didn't limit itself to on. the invention of double entry bookkeeping also meant that men of business now knew what funds they had available the surplus fortunes of the newly wealthy flowed into the pockets of the era's artists. it was like an investment program for scholars and artists never before had so much been invented or devised in such a short period of time. new mechanical machines were created. and the human machine was researched in increasing detail the study of anatomy and reached a peak. the first pocket size timepieces were invent

michelangelo and leonardo da vinci one of two generations later. but even in donna telos time in the early renaissance artists were very familiar with the structure of the human body which allowed them to create new very lifelike depictions of people. men like donna tello were either artistically talented scholars all scholarly artists. as fate would have it done to tell it was interpretation of the old testament hero didn't achieve the same popularity as another sculpture of the renaissance one that was also created in florence. at five meters tall michelangelo's david is the monumental statue. half a century after dinner tello it symbolized the self-confidence of the new renaissance man. even under one hundred twenty explodes the thing about the renaissance was that people became aware of their abilities and strengths in a new way before. they unleashed an incredible energy in their thinking and actions in business and technology. of there was an outpouring of self-confidence and. before sent. in the middle ages nearly everyone was illiterate the

we continue our stroll through the city passing a very lifelike leonardo da vinci talk an awful. our next destination is the piazza and seniority the political heart of the city the town hall or pearl i'm so vicki oh boasts a replica of michelangelo's famous david statue we have to remind that florence is a roman city we're actually working go. off to the room our rest of the city council senior i was able to florence is one huge open air museum so my culture to it is just a book of guided walking tour. the city is not only. known for its artistic treasures but also for instance leather goods. i visit the school. a family run leather school and business located in a former monastery students can sign up for workshops to learn the trade. bigotry party gordie's grandfather founded the school in one nine hundred fifty but their craftsmanship is a longstanding florentine tradition. probably

he discussed the last supper of leonardo da vinci.old on the second of february in fifty eight hundred forty five it's oh the painting was actually presented and sold. a product of living on a living so yes painted by leo a lot of the while it was in those days it was not that important but probably. ninety percent of the painting is the work of. the disciples p.o.p.o. self. tell me about this theory of who painted christ and since yes well. you know but i believe. maybe who has been restoring for twenty two years the original fresco in the londell as she said to this is a work of a group. of your pupils disciples of. but she said i'm convinced that christ is and especially also the apostle of sin john your favorite model of that means he has been painted by himself by a layer not of them yeah. mine is that it's here it's a quality the quality of your when you look at a painting you see that in john this. is very nice and it's exceptional quality and very very about and they also made. some twenty years ago. there are under gag yup au

blessed supper by leonardo da vinci when it was first shown in fourteen ninety nine he created shock waves through italy and beyond changing the world of art for ever but a twenty year restoration effort has revealed view awful truth of the original fresco only some twenty percent is still visible simply put we can no longer seen or understand why this painting had such a devastating impact. or can we. this is the incredible story of a hope across europe following a trail of clues and documents hidden for centuries that suggests that label or joe and his workshop painted another less. such a huge life size can't see but none other than the king of france does that painting still exist if so can it reveal the secrets of the original fresco. this is where a story starts in milan the most important fashion in business city in all of modern italy and in that sense not much has changed even in the fifteenth century milan was a bustling city filled with artists and musicians. of all the city states and italy the duchy of milan was the most powerful the most exuberant and the wealthiest buy

analysis of and writing at the top of the page confirms what many had long believed, leonardo da vincist as we know famously with his left hand. but there's more. on the back of the picture there appears to be incomplete sketches of another landscape, and drawings of a figure. these images are unlikely to have been seen in more than 500 years. perhaps more secrets will now be unearthed in other paintings and illustrations. adding yet more lustre to the legacy of leonardo da vinci. now it's time for a look at the weather,. good morning. a mixed picture across the uk. this is the scene at the moment in east yorkshire. further south across wales, the midlands, east midlands, through the south of england, cloudy with outbreaks of rainfor england, cloudy with outbreaks of rain for some. that's the scene in shropshire. yesterday, temperatures reached 20 degrees but over the next few days it will turn much colder as airfrom few days it will turn much colder as air from scandinavia uses few days it will turn much colder as airfrom scandinavia uses in, right across the uk. the yellow colour is

leonardo da vinci's masterpiece road art history. art restorers me to some amazing discovery. oh my god. i'm a studio use copy exists. in seventy five minutes on w. o. how to cover more than just one reality. where i come from we have a transatlantic way of looking at things that's because my father is from germany and my mother is from the united states of america and so i realized really early that it made sense to explain different realities. and now here at the heart of the european union in brussels we have twenty eight different realities and so i think people are really looking for a new journalist they can trust for them to make sense of. pride in his box office and i work a double. dangerous . floods and droughts climate change become the main driver of mass migration you couldn't write any are going to peace not if you want them probably more. the clinic's are the sorts of people thirtieth on t w. many people have been killed in a boss crash on the portuguese island of madeira it's understood the group's tourist bus overturned any of the coastal town of santa cruz ge

the last supper by leonardo da vinci when it was first shown in fourteen ninety nine they created shock waves through italy and beyond changing the world of art for ever but a twenty year restoration effort has revealed the awful truth of the original fresco only some twenty percent is still visible simply put.

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celebrations and events abounds to commemorate the five hundredth anniversary of the death of leonardo da vinci we look into the legacy of the tuscan master. artists in poland have taken to the street and to social media to protest the decision to remove a video installation from the national museum in warsaw the video in question by prominent artist natalia l l dates from one nine hundred seventy three and depicts a young woman eating a banana in a suggestive way well although it's been on display for many years conservative authorities have now branded it obscene sparking concerns that artistic freedom is under threat. occasionally protesting can be a tasty affair hundreds of demonstrators gathered in front of the polish national museum in warsaw to eat bananas together when you move.

spain for the new abbey church he wrote a letter to the abbot to discuss the last supper of leonardo da vinci was sold on the second of february in fifty hundred forty five it's oh the painting was actually presented and sold. a product of lived out a living just painted by leo a lot of the while it was in those days it was not that important but probably. ninety percent of the painting as the work of. the disciples pupils of gina tell me about this theory of who painted christ and saying just well. you know but i'll be. eighty who has been restoring for twenty two years the original fresco in milan. she said to this is a work of a goof. off you pupils disciples of da vinci but he said i'm convinced that christ is and especially also the apostle of sin john your favorite model of i think she has been painted by himself by a lot of them yeah. why is that it's but it's a quality the quality of your when you look at a painting you'll see that in john this. is a very nice it's exceptional quality and very very about my day also made x. ray some twenty years ago in the. under dade yeah boston sche

celebrations and events abounds to commemorate the five hundredth anniversary of the death of leonardo da vinci we look into the legacy of the tuscan master. artists in poland have taken to the street and to social media to protest the decision to remove a video installation from the national museum in warsaw the video in question by a prominent artist natalia l l dates from one nine hundred seventy three and depicts a young woman eating a banana in a suggestive way well although it's been on display for many years conservative authorities have now branded it obscene sparking concerns that artistic freedom is under threat. occasionally protesting can be a tasty affair hundreds of demonstrators gathered in front of the polish national museum in warsaw to eat bananas together when you moved.

expensive painting, the national group has suspicions that this was not actually the sole work of leonardo da vinciut $450 million. and some will to tell us. it was sold for $1175 so that is a 383,000% increase. as i referred to it, a really good investment. on last, and yet, they did not listen to the fact that the paintings authenticity. and it was a bit of a clue. and had to be heavily restored for sending their hoarding for 2011 and yes, it may have been described as an autographed work, because a lot of his work was done with the help of others were somewhere like solely his work that will be worth a lot more. an awful lot more. so it was due to go and be shown at abu dhabi last year, but its appearance was cancelled without explanation. wow. maybe this is the explanation. bullets only between like 1000 and $450 million. i wonder what is going to be happening now. someone's going to be happening now. someone's going to be happening now. someone's going to be very upset. that is it for the papers. joe twyman and benedicte paviot will be back at 11:30 for another look at the papers, but for now,

. >> there is no sign of the masterpiece by leonardo da vinci.his is the painting of jesus that art experts say he created about 500 years ago. it was set to be unveiled last year but it was abruptly canceled with no explanation. except, museum officals say they have no idea where it is. >>they hopthinti exhibit ceatfall anniversary of leonardo da nci's deh. >> we will be right back.

salvator monday a portrait of jesus from around fifteen zero three ascribed by some experts to leonardo da vinci. two hundred million is so you are good million two hundred million two hundred thirty two out of it is big it may be a significant or even important work of art but it's also an investment it went to an anonymous better later revealed to be a saudi royal for four hundred million dollars. four hundred fifty million when you include fees christie's charges between ten and twenty percent on top of the sale price of each work. at christie's four hundred million dollars is the bread and the prius. so. how does the art market changed in recent years. yes indeed as everything we do is speeding up nowadays he's against developments that used to take place one after the other also with regard to art and the discourse on art now occur in parallel at the same time. draws public attention much faster and we now have global trends where once there were local or regional trends but this also offers artists greater exposure we get to see more art these days. buying contemporary art is considered ri

we continue our stroll through the city passing a very lifelike leonardo da vinci talk an awful.our next destination is the piazza del and seniority the political heart of the city the town hall or polearm so vic you both a replica of michelangelo's famous david statue we have to remind that florence is a woman sitting there are probably working go. off to the wal-mart rest of the city not so senior i was able to florence is one huge open air museum so my culture to pick is just a book of guided walking tour. the city is not only. pris artistic treasures but also for leather goods. i visit the school quite a family run leather school and business located in a former monastery students can sign up for workshops to learn the trade. big outreach a party gordie's grandfather founded the school in one nine hundred fifty but their craftsmanship is a longstanding florentine tradition. florence is always. probably because of the location because when you are across by to room for a few men so a lot of time their wings were actually here in florence and that's how they started. so my shop

you see it behind you sold for four hundred fifty million dollars last year it was painted by leonardo da vinci school sold out on monday and is the most expensive piece of art ever sold you know not of himself was not a poor man but the value of his works only rose a tsunami clee hundreds of years after his death this is the same as many artists live today in precarious circumstances and the capricious art market puts little value on an artist's current life. so. it's. just always there and i think painting is the right place for someone who is both sensitive and ruthless and someone who doesn't care if they make their parents happy and more if they are money than them it. daniel as covers plastic films in paintings and creates car largess with them. a single work can take him weeks to complete sometimes even months. finance you know financially i never look past next month's you know that sometimes ok and sometimes less so kind of what it means no holidays away but the threat of the poverty and old age. then the one in the the rewards of painting or in painting itself yeah having the freedom

is paying tribute to one of the greatst artists in a new way to mark the 500th anniversary of leonardo da vinciractor to paint in a field. it took eight hours to complete. it included plowing lines and curves to represent da vinci's face. you need to act fast to see it. it will be ploughed over in a few days to grow crops. >>> coming up on "cbs this proaches for students anast jil edw kenncr"cbs mning news." you wouldn't accept an incomplete job from any one else. why accept it from your allergy pills? flonase relieves your worst symptoms including nasal congestion, which most pills don't. flonase helps block 6 key inflammatory substances. most pills only block one. flonase. how do you get skin happy aveeno® with prebiotic oat. it hydrates and softens skin. so it looks like this... and you feel like this. aveeno® daily moisturizer get skin happy™ kohl's lowest prices of the season! prices so low - no coupons needed! women's tank tops - $5.99... young men's tees and tanks - two for $12... the big one bath towel or pillow - $2.99... plus - get kohl's cash! it's the lowest prices of the season wed

model leonardo da vinci's masterpiece wrote on its history. art restorers made a surprising discovery. oh my god i'm mysterious because he exists probably in forty five minutes. key sleep. he said carefully. don't know his soon to be nice to be a good. old fashioned. discover who. subscribe to the documentary on you tube. you know the stand up feel what of course we step up for europe to seem to live in a condo universe you know like those who let's not be silly please the north atlantic treaty organization nato has just started seventieth birthday but it wasn't a happy one constant coughing by donald trump about defense spending has caused fits a resentment here in europe my guess this week here at nato headquarters is rose gottemoeller the organizations deputy secretary general will she now acknowledge that nato has serious splits in its units.