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The Leonardo da Vinci Society:
Supporting the study of Art and Science from the Renaissance to today
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Annual Lecture
The Leonardo da Vinci Society Annual Lecture is delivered each year by a distinguished scholar of history of art and/or science. Information about recent lectures is provided on this page.
Following a hiatus during the Covid 19 pandemic, annual lectures have resumed. Information about upcoming lectures may be found on our events page.
2024: Martin Clayton
'Describe the jaw of a crocodile': Leonardo's Animal Anatomies
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2019: Martin Kemp
2018: Pascal Brioist
2017: Pietro Roccasecca
2016 (30th Anniversary Lecture): David Freedberg
2016: Andrew Gregory
2015: Paul Hills
2014: Ashok Roy
2013: Alexander Marr
2012: Matthew Landrus
2010: Martin Kemp and Paul Cotte
2009: Philip Steadman
2008: Martin Kemp and Antonio Criminisi
2007: Juliana Barone
2006: Francis Wells
The Mathematical Heart: Why we should take Leonardo da Vinci Seriously in the 21st Century
2005: Claire Farago
Leonardo's Trattato della Pittura in its Cultural Context
2004: Marina Wallace and Cecilia Frosinini
The Universal Leonardo Project
2003: Antonio Criminisi
Bringing Pictorial Space to Life: Computer Techniques for the Analysis of Paintings
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