Chapter 64 The Mystery of David(2/2)
This incident is not based on groundless rumors or speculation, but is recorded in historical records.
The historical data comes from court records from 1476.
Leonardo da Vinci and three other young men were charged with homosexuality.
During the Renaissance, probably only the rulers of mainland China were the most tolerant towards homosexuality.
Although this case was eventually dropped due to insufficient evidence, it had a great impact on Leonardo da Vinci.
He began to protect his privacy to a great extent.
He writes with his left hand, and all of his writing is mirrored text, which to most people is considered encryption.
Leonardo da Vinci's sexual orientation has always been a mystery in the history of Western art.
Leonardo da Vinci never married and left no children, which has become the basis for many people to identify his sexual orientation.
Meng Xinzhi actually doesn't care much about this issue.
In her opinion, it is not a problem at all for an all-round genius like Leonardo da Vinci to have different orientations.
Whether Leonardo da Vinci liked men or women, it did not affect him as a great scientist and artist.
Meng Xinzhi has seen research in this area, but has never really paid attention to it.
I never thought that I would encounter the creation site of Verrocchio’s bronze David in a dream.
From the perspective of thinking about it day by day and dreaming about it at night, it is most likely because before going to bed, I just witnessed the whole process of someone successfully coming out as gay to his own father.
Chapter completed!