The Renaissance genius wrote to the administrators of the Factory proposing himself as a “medical architect” resolute to heal the “sick dome”, and had a wooden model made. But then he decided to give up
Month: May 2019
The blunder of France 2 TV channel: «Leonardo is French». Story of a misunderstanding that repeats itself
The Tg2 testily responds to the most important French TV channel. Here’s why, five hundred years after his death, the belonging of the (Italian) genius is still a cause for discussions
Conductor’s gaffe on France 2: «Da Vinci? A French genius»
Leonardo Da Vinci defined “a French genius” on French national TV.
Milan Food City, the great return of 100 Italian chefs famous abroad for a Renaissance menu
Uber-chefs from around the world will cook the menu imagined by Leonardo da Vinci for Ludovico the Moor.
«Last supper», Leonardo’s canon – The new series available in the newsstands
On May 3, the first volume of the series dedicated to the genius who disappeared 500 years ago will be on sale
The Upper Room closed on May 1, the director: «There wasn’t time to notify everyone»
Emanuela Daffra: “We tried until April 25 to get the voluntary availability of custodial staff”. Only afterwards the communications were sent: “Otherwise, thousands would have shown up”. The tickets will be refunded.
From the Hippodrome to Milan’s iconic places: the «designer» Leonardo horses invade the city
Leonardo’s horses had been revealed with a big party at the Snai San Siro racecourse during the Milan Design week
Leonardo da Vinci’s lock of hair Shown for the first time. The Uffizi museum’s director: «Nonsense»
The finding disclosed in world premiere in the hometown of the Tuscan genius, in the context of the exhibition “Leonardo Lives”. Eike Schmidt: «The tradition of collecting locks of hair of famous people dates back to the Romanticism. It would have been out of period»
Mattarella at Notre-Dame: «Here to witness the friendship between France and Italy»
The two heads of State will also stop by Leonardo’s tomb and will have lunch at the Clos-Lucè castle.
Mona Lisa’s expression? That mysterious (and contrived) smile conceals a new enigma
A new analysis of three Italian neuroscientists, published in the journal Cortex, shows that it is a “fake”, not at all spontaneous smile, maybe made purposefully so by the Master