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Ernesto Solari, artista e studioso esperto di Leonardo, ha presentato ieri alla stampa le sue ultime scoperte leonardesche.   La prima opera è un curioso e anomalo disegno che Solari ritiene di poter considerare l'originale leonardesco di un'opera già conosciuta, che si conserva agli Uffizi, ed è attribuita ad un allievo. Secondo Solari ques...

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Leonardo Da Vinci's The Last Supper changes its lighting thanks to a new LED installation, guaranteeing energy savings and much lower heat emissions. This solution pollutes less and helps to better preserve Da Vinci's very delicate masterpiece, which can now only be visited in small groups. The new lighting system was prepared by Marche-based comp...

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The "Da Vinci Machines Exhibition: The Titans Experience" will be on display on Level 3 of Water Tower Place through the end of the year. The exhibit displays hand-crafted models built based on da Vinci's 500-year-old designs, bringing to life the creations of this renowned scientist, inventor and artist. Many of da Vinci's digitally re-mastered p...

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  WTI Magazine #73    2015 November 27Author : Elda Buonanno Foley      Translation by:   In continuing my conversation on the famous line with which the Italians are popular, ("A people made of artists, poets, saints, philosophers, scientists and sailors) the description of "artists" seems to ignite a wider and more in depth conversation on "wh...

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An art historian announced Monday he has discovered the living descendants of Leonardo da Vinci. Alessandro Vezzosi, who directs the Leonardo da Vinci Ideal Museum in the town of Vinci - Leonardo's birthplace Florence province - said he and historian Agnese Sabato will present their findings based on 43 years of multidisciplinary research next...

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Mona Lisa is based in part on Leonardo da Vinci's male lover, an Italian art detective claims. Silvano Vincenti, who has been analyzing da Vinci's world-renowned painting for years, believes it is not just based on Lisa Gherardini, a Florentine merchant's wife, but also the artist's supposed main male squeeze, Gian Giacomo Caprotti.   "The...

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Discovery Park of America is bringing another world-class traveling exhibit to the park, all the way from Italy. The Da Vinci Machines and Robotics is set to open to the public on Sunday, Jan. 15 and is sure to amaze and delight visitors from near and far.   Polly Brasher, education director at the park said that she thinks this exhibit, "will be...

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One of the world's greatest artists is coming to Phoenix. OK, not the artist himself, but one of his works. Leonardo da Vinci's Codex Leicester will be on display at the Phoenix Art Museum starting on Saturday.   Jerry Smith is curator of American and European Art to 1950 and Art of the American West at Phoenix Art Museum. Leonardo da V...

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Uno dei più straordinari tesori italiani, il "Codice sul Volo degli Uccelli" di Leonardo da Vinci, sarà esposto a Washington al National Air and Space Museum dello Smithsonian per 40 giorni, dal 13 settembre al 22 ottobre.   Questo straordinario documento, creato nel 1505 circa, mostra l'interesse di Leonardo per il volo dell'uomo attraverso...

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By Jamie Wetherbe The mystery of "Mona Lisa's" real-life muse, which has spawned centuries of speculation, could be solved through DNA testing. Researchers on Friday opened a family tomb in Florence, Italy, to help confirm the identity of Lisa Gherardini Del Giocondo, Leonardo da Vinci's neighbor who is believed to be the woman behind the eni...

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