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Leonardo, ladies’ man: why can’t we accept that Da Vinci was gay? – The Guardian
A new series focusing on the great artist’s relationship with ‘muse’ Caterina da Cremona rests on virtually no historical evidence
The woman in Leonardo da Vincis life is finally getting her due. The new drama Leonardo, due to start on Amazon Prime on 16 April, drags Caterina da Cremona out of the shadows. Billed as his muse and played by Matilda de Angelis from The Undoing, this forgotten woman of the Renaissance appears in publicity images deep in intimate dialogue with Aidan Turner as Leonardo.
The shows writer Steve Thompson has explained her role in the show. Some of his relationships were with men; those were significant…
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