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 [log in to unmask] 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 > [log in to unmask] >