Leonardo Da Vinci in Milan
Milan offers a unique tour permitting an in-depth acquaintance with the Master’s works and the places where he pursued his activities in the over twenty years spent in this city
At the Sforzesco Castle, the Museum of Art and Science, the National Museum of Science and Technology and in S. Maria delle Grazie you will find works, exhibitions, reproductions, displays, and didactic material offering you a complete picture of this Renaissance genius: the man, his life, his activities and his production.
In
1483 Leonardo presented himself to the Duke of Milan, offering his services as
an expert in military and industrial machines, engineer of navigable canals,
painter, architect, sculptor and master of revels. This promise obliged him,
during his twenty years at Court, to undertake intense activity and exploit all
his talent.
In the MUSEUM OF ART AND SCIENCE in Milan, in addition to the permanent exhibition on his "Treatise on Painting", a new exhibition has been staged on the countless activities pursued by Leonardo Da Vinci during his twenty-year sojourn in Milan:
Some examples of the displays in the rooms of the Museum of Art and Science:
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A city map of the period shows all the places where Leonardo carried out the activities connected to his various roles. |
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LEONARDO MILITARY ENGINEER. Representation of a scene from an imaginary battle fought with the armoured cars and deadly war machines designed by Leonardo. |
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MASTER OF REVELS, creator of stage sets and mechanical musical instruments. |
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Leonardo was an ARTISTIC GENIUS: a comparison of his Last Supper with analogous paintings by other artists who were his contemporaries reveals his superior genius. |
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| In Milan he conducted numerous studies
on optics and perspective. His projector and his perspectograph, a
model of which built here, are an example. |
On the lower floor of the exhibition
it is still possible to see the secret tunnel, built in Leonardo’s
day, which led from the Sforzesco Castle to St. Mark’s Church. |
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Leonardo Sculptor During his stay in Milan Leonardo performed numerous studies to realize an equestrian statue in bronze in memory of Francesco Sforza; this statue was however never completed. It is sure that any sculpture doesn't exist attributable to him with certainty |
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Other themes covered by the exhibition:
Leonardo Sculptor - Leonardo Scientist - Leonardo’s studies on the balance of a football player - Leonardo flight dynamics engineer - Leonardo canal engineer - Chronology of his activities
All texts of the two exhibitions are also in English
