What happened to Leonardo da Vinci

In p>1476, 24-year-old Leonardo da Vinci was accused of having a homosexual relationship with his 17-year-old male model, Jacob Saltarelli. After two hearings, the case was dropped because of insufficient evidence. This trial undoubtedly brought great trauma to Leonardo da Vinci. In the years that followed, he tried his best to protect his private life and even hid his true thoughts in reverse. Therefore, all conjectures about his homosexuality remain at the stage of catching shadows.

Salai But in any case, it is still a topic that people talk about. Many historians point out that Leonardo tends to be male, and he has never had a close relationship with any woman in his life. His paintings also prove his fascination with male beauty. His sketches are basically only aimed at male nudity, and his depiction of sexual organs is particularly noticeable. In sharp contrast, he rarely draws the part below the neck of a woman, and even if he does, the sexual organs are very vague or even distorted.

In addition, many notes in Leonardo da Vinci's notebook suggest that he had an affair with a male student, Salai, which is said to have lasted for 28 years. Leonardo da Vinci's painting "St. John the Baptist" completed shortly before his death is beautiful but enchanting. The prototype of St. John in the painting is Sarai.

in 191, Freud made an in-depth study of Leonardo da Vinci's sexual orientation using his notes as raw materials. He believes that Leonardo da Vinci expressed his sexual desire in his works, and many unfinished works are a symbol of sexual frustration.

From Freud's point of view, homosexuals like little boys (or boyish and handsome young people), which is an unconscious representation of their childhood, and then a re-creation of the lost maternal love atmosphere. Once again, we found some kind of psychological identity. When Leonardo looked at Sarai's face, he saw himself in his childhood intentionally or unintentionally. Shalai's mother is also called Katrina, which further deepens his psychological identity.

There is also a record of Salai in a bill written by Leonardo da Vinci in January 1494, when his original name was Gian Giacomo de' Caprotti. (Gian Giacomo de' Caprotti began to live with Leonardo da Vinci on the Marí a Day in Santa Magdalene in 149. He is a 1-year-old boy from Oreno, and Salai is the nickname given to him by Leonardo da Vinci, which means "little devil" or "devil"):

On Monday, July 23rd, the next day, I asked someone to make two pieces for him. But when I got the money for these things ready, he stole it from my wallet. Although I'm sure he did it, he refused to admit it. (4 lira)

The next day, I had dinner with my friend Andrea. This giacomo spent 2 lira on his meal, but he lost 4 lira when he was naughty, because he broke three oil bottles on the table and spilled wine. Later, he went to dinner with me, where I was ... (The sentence was not finished)

On September 7th, he stole a pen worth 22 soldo from Kyle, who lived with me. That is a silver-tipped pen, which he stole from his workshop (in Kyle). Kyle searched the whole room and finally found the pen hidden in giacomo's box. (1 lira)

Entry: On January 26th, after that, I was at Mr. Galeazzo da Sanseverino's home, making suggestions for the celebration of his horse racing contest. Some servants took off their clothes and put on the clothes of "savage". One of them put his wallet in the clothes on the bed. giacomo found the wallet and took all the money in it. (2 lira 4 soldo)

Entry: In the same room, Master agostino da pavia gave me a Turkish hide to make a pair of booties. Less than a month later, giacomo stole the hides from me and sold them to a shoemaker for 2 soldo. He later confessed to me that he had spent all the money on fennel candy. (2 lira)

Entry: On April 2nd, Giovanni Antonio (namely Bolt Raffio) left his silver-tipped pen on one of his sketches, and giacomo took the opportunity to steal it again. This pen is worth 24 soldo. (1 lira 4 soldo)

In the blank, as a conclusion, Leonardo wrote four words: thief, liar, stubborn and greedy. This is the report on giacomo's misdeeds.