All that would be dignified to say,
of this minor update in the longev-
ity of an imperishable contribution
to humanity by Leonardo da Vinci,
is that this portrait of an athlete
instantly recalls to every inhabit-
ant of the West (the present govern-
ment excused, for its absence), the
geometric exercise he made famous,
of the figure in the perfection of
a circle. If you or I had to foot-
note the foundation of understanding
a machine of siege warfare; the con-
ception every student of Jesus has,
of his final meeting with his dis-
ciples; the impression every sent-
ient person has, of the inscrutabil-
ity of a smile, we know it isn't so
simple as to cite him. It's that one
learns better every year, not so sor-
didly to measure his influence, as to
accept the vitality of his life.
Steele Johnson
x Junfu Han
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