Self-improvement guide inspired by Leonardo da Vinci intriguing, but flawed
FIVE hundred and forty years ago this year, the Florentine studio of the great Renaissance artist Andrea del Verrocchio produced another masterpiece of painting.
It was called ‘The Baptism of Christ’, featuring the adult Jesus being baptised by his cousin. Religious iconography that adorned most contemporary artwork depicting biblical scenes were abundant in the painting — God’s hands poked down from above; a dove with spread wings hung above Christ; rays of light fanned out like sparks of electricity, to convey the significance of the moment.
