fuckyeahgoodomens: Only now I noticed there is an inscription in the painting: Al mio amico Antonio

fuckyeahgoodomens:

Only now I noticed there is an inscription in the painting:

Al mio amico Antonio dal tuo amico Leo da V. 

meaning

To my friend Anthony from your friend Leo da V.

Is it just me or do those first few O’s look a bit flat on the right, almost but not quite like A’s?

Al mi@ amic@ Antoni@, dal tuo amico Leo da V

Check out Leonardo, inventing gender neutral language centuries before everyone else.