Leonardo ??️

It's a sign of slipping standards from correct forms of address to what people will forever be known. A form of dumbing down really. It is a shame that people don't really care.
When we went to Buckingham Palace in 2019 there was an exhibition of some of HM's Leonardo's

Has anyone seen the Damien Hirst Cherry Blossom paintings?

Don’t know what the issue is, everyone knows who it refers too,. Similarly Turner, Gainsborough, Keats, Holst etc, etc.

According to Wiki, his full name is Lionardo di ser Piero da Vinci which means 'son of Piero of Vinci'.

Elderlyperson yes I'm well aware that the image on the bag is of The Lady with an Ermine.

The carrier bag was from the exhibition wherein the star attraction was The Virgin of the Rocks.

No need to be a smart alek.

FannyCornforth

greenlady102

Chagall is called Chagall, Van Gogh is called Van Gogh and so on.....I really don't see what your problem is

Because it means 'of Vinci', it's not his name

It may not have been his name when he was alive (although it may have been what he was known as and therefore his name in that sense) but does it REALLY matter? Its not insulting, it identifies him accurately, what more is needed?

Riverwalk

Apologies due to Fanny.

The National Gallery call him Leonardo!

About 10 years' ago I went to the exhibition at the National Gallery where The Virgin of the Rocks was on display - and somewhere in a drawer I had a carrier bag and this is it:

The image on the bag is of The Lady with an Ermine.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_with_an_Ermine

There are two versions of The Virgin of the Rocks, one in The National Gallery, London and one in the Louvre, Paris.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_of_the_Rocks

FannyCornforth

Riverwalk

Tracey would be Tracey though.

As in 'Tracey da Margate'?

No, because you are generalising from a particular case.

Tracey has a surname of her own.

I like that bird on the top of a pole sculpture that she produced.

pallant.org.uk/whats-on/tracey-emin-roman-standard/

I notice that she is referred to by just her surname.

I would not do that. I would put Ms Emin.

Apologies due to Fanny.

The National Gallery call him Leonardo!

About 10 years' ago I went to the exhibition at the National Gallery where The Virgin of the Rocks was on display - and somewhere in a drawer I had a carrier bag and this is it:

FannyCornforth

EP it's called 'Head of a Bear' ?

Thank you.

I can only find old links that the sale is due today.

Have you a link, or news, of what happened please?

Riverwalk

Tracey would be Tracey though.

As in 'Tracey da Margate'?

Riverwalk thank you, I will hence forth be without irk!

EP it's called 'Head of a Bear' ?

greenlady102

Chagall is called Chagall, Van Gogh is called Van Gogh and so on.....I really don't see what your problem is

Because it means 'of Vinci', it's not his name

Tracey would be Tracey though.

Riverwalk

No you're not right - he's universally known as Da Vinci.

Don't be irked!

As far as I know he is known as

Leonardo

or

Leonardo da Vinci

though I think that "da Vinci" is used as an adjective sometimes.

As in "The da Vinci cartoon in The National Gallery."

www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/leonardo-da-vinci-the-burlington-house-cartoon

Which picture please Fanny?

www.vinci-closluce.com/en

On Google street view one can walk around the grounds and inside the main building.

I think Leonardo, probably. Like Rembrandt. But if you have Amazon Prime, I can recommend this. And it has the lovely Aidan Turner in it.

www.amazon.co.uk/Leonardo-Season-1/dp/B08YWPW9ZP?tag=gransnetforum-21

Chagall is called Chagall, Van Gogh is called Van Gogh and so on.....I really don't see what your problem is

Pablo, John, Henry, Henri, Marc - they could be anyone!

No you're not right - he's universally known as Da Vinci.

Don't be irked!

Ha ha, yes. He’s Leonardo from a place called Vinci near Florence. I don’t think people had surnames back then.