Witness History: Archive 2011 - Leonardo da Vinci v Michelangelo

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When Leonardo da Vinci, the great Renaissance painter, was invited to paint a huge fresco in Florence - he could not have imagined that he would end up in direct competition with Michelangelo.
Jonathan Jones, art critic for the Guardian newspaper, has written about the rivalry.

Published on Wednesday, 23rd March 2011.

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