Bookmarked! #85: Portrait of the Artist as a Grumpy Old Man

April 4, 2025April 4, 2025 / Alex Good

Leo doesn’t seem too happy in this self-portrait. But then he was getting old and that’s not for the weak of heart.

Book: Leonardo: The Artist and the Man by Serge Bramly

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6 thoughts on “Bookmarked! #85: Portrait of the Artist as a Grumpy Old Man”

Bookstooge

April 4, 2025 at 9:20 am

His back was hurting from drawing all those secret clues all over Washington DC…

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- Alex Good
  
  April 4, 2025 at 9:23 am
  
  Lots of travel time crossing back and forth over the Atlantic back in those days too.
  
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Fraggle

April 4, 2025 at 10:32 am

I think he looks more sad than grumpy.

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- Alex Good
  
  April 4, 2025 at 10:35 am
  
  Sad is the gateway drug to grumpy. Especially for old men.
  
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  - Fraggle
    
    April 4, 2025 at 10:39 am
    
    Hah OK, I get it.
    
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myrelar

April 4, 2025 at 7:24 pm

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