2019 is the year dedicated to the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci, but the exhibitions dedicated to him continue even further. Since the date of the disappearance of the Genius of the Renaissance (2 May 1519), the events and activities to celebrate his immense creative legacy as a man of sciences, artist, inventor and unstoppable creative, have been many throughout Italy. In addition to classic visits such as the Cenacolo Vinciano in Milan or the birthplace of Vinci, there are new exhibitions for those wishing to find out more about Leonardo da Vinci which also continue until the new year 2020. Here are the main in 5 Italian cities:
Milan
Milan does not stop paying homage to Leonardo da Vinci, thanks to its almost twenty years spent in the city, through a calendar full of original proposals. Among the most representative there is no doubt the exhibition a Royal Palace, Leonardo's Supper for Francesco I: A Masterpiece in Silk and Silver. From the Vatican Museums, in fact, the tapestry dedicated to theLast Supper by Leonardo, one of the first copies of the peculiar mural fresco in the refectory of Santa Maria delle Grazie which was created to satisfy the need of the French court that wanted to bring with it the image (from 7 October to 17 November 2019, info here).
The fulcrum of the Milanese celebrations is certainly the Sforzesco Castle, which offers three evocative and modern exhibition itineraries to leave young and old speechless. The first is Under the Shadow of the Moor, in which the Axis Hall confirms itself as a symbolic place of Milan Leonardo 500, reopened after a long restoration of almost six years. While in the Hall of Arms it takes place Leonardo in Milan, a multimedia path that leads the visitor to discover Milan as it should have appeared in the eyes of the master during his stays in Milan (at different times between 1482 and 1512). Both exhibitions continue until 12 January 2020, while for those who make time until 18 August there is also Leonardo between Nature, Art and Science in the Sala dei Ducali, a documentary exhibition, conceived around a rigorous selection of original drawings by Leonardo da Vinci and other Renaissance masters. Consult the official website for information and reservations.
Meadow
The Genius of Leonardo da Vinci applied to fashion: at the Textile Museum it deals with its contribution to one of the predominant economic activities of its time, the textile art. Leonardo da Vinci. The ingenuity. The Fabric offers an interesting opportunity to discover Leonardo's inventions through 3D reconstructions, multimedia devices and scale models, and also an opportunity to highlight the importance of mechanical engineering applied to the textile industry, an element that firmly links it to the history of the district Prato. Drawings, paintings, multimedia supports and reconstructed machinery allow to live an original experience of culture. Until September 29th 2019, for information and reservations here.
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Rome
Leonardo da Vinci he stayed in Rome at the Vatican between 1513 and 1517 following Giuliano dei Medici, brother of Pope Leo X, the last Italian stop before continuing on to France. The exhibition is dedicated to this period full of creativity Leonardo in Rome. Influences and inheritance, in which the influences that the artist has undergone and exercised in that place and period are deepened. The venue of the exhibition is Villa Farnesina, a particularly significant and representative place of the art of the mature Roman Renaissance found by Leonardo upon his arrival in the eternal city. From 3 October 2019 to 12 January 2020, information and reservations here.
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Book yourself now for Sunday 13 October, when in the Piedmontese capital you will have the opportunity to get to know the Leonardo genius from a different point of view. By the botanist Valeria Fossa, Palazzo Madama proposes an unusual itinerary to deepen some reflections gathered by the great Tuscan artist through the careful observation of plants and flowers of the medieval garden. The path is called Royal Senses – Leonardo's Botanica, for information and reservations here.
Naples
The Neapolitan city joins forces and shows off at National Library of Naples all the manuscript, iconographic and bibliographic testimonies present in the collections of the library, of the Federico II University and of other Neapolitan and Italian institutions. The aim is to give greater importance to the lesson of Vincenza and Renaissance in the architecture and engineering of modern Southern Italy. From 08 November to 31 January 2020, for information here.
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