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Month: May 2019

The project of Leonardo da Vinci for Milan’s Cathedral: paid 40 lire and then withdrawn

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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

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The blunder of France 2 TV channel: «Leonardo is French». Story of a misunderstanding that repeats itself

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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

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Conductor’s gaffe on France 2: «Da Vinci? A French genius»

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Leonardo Da Vinci defined “a French genius” on French national TV.

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Milan Food City, the great return of 100 Italian chefs famous abroad for a Renaissance menu

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Uber-chefs from around the world will cook the menu imagined by Leonardo da Vinci for Ludovico the Moor.

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«Last supper», Leonardo’s canon – The new series available in the newsstands

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On May 3, the first volume of the series dedicated to the genius who disappeared 500 years ago will be on sale

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May 1

The Upper Room closed on May 1, the director: «There wasn’t time to notify everyone»

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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.

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From the Hippodrome to Milan’s iconic places: the «designer» Leonardo horses invade the city

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Leonardo’s horses had been revealed with a big party at the Snai San Siro racecourse during the Milan Design week

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Leonardo da Vinci’s lock of hair Shown for the first time. The Uffizi museum’s director: «Nonsense»

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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»

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Mattarella at Notre-Dame: «Here to witness the friendship between France and Italy»

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The two heads of State will also stop by Leonardo’s tomb and will have lunch at the Clos-Lucè castle.

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Mona Lisa’s expression? That mysterious (and contrived) smile conceals a new enigma

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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

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