Shucks, half the art historians I know refer to him as Leonardo (and
sometimes "The divine Leonardo," and I am fond of referring to William
the Conquerer as Bill....  :-)
 
Jack
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On Thu, 22 Sep 1994, Eric Siegel wrote:
 
>           I find it appalling that museum people refer to Leonardo da
>           Vinci as "da Vinci". Do you ever hear of "di Martini" or
>           "del Sanzio?" C'mon, how about a little elegance, respect
>           for history, and respect for native language names. Sorry,
>           pet peeve.
>
>           Eric Siegel
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