Leonardo's fighting vehicle at the exhibition "the Genius of Leonardo" in San Gimignano, Italy
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5760 x 3840 px | 48.8 x 32.5 cm | 19.2 x 12.8 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
26 June 2017Location:
San Gimignano, province of Siena, Tuscany, north-central Italy, Southern EuropeMore information:
The exhibition "the Genius of Leonardo" displays approx. 40 models of civil, military and flying "functioning machines", exactly reproduced as drawn in the Leonardesque Codices (Atlantic Codex, Hammer, Madrid, Trivultian Codex). The machines - made of wood, metal and textiles, at reduced or full scale - have been reconstructed by WMA with the collaboration of skilled craftsmen. What mostly attracts the public, and makes this exhibition unique in its kind, is the fact that these are functional machines. About 40 explanatory texts (one for each machine), the precious copies of Leonardesque Codices published by "Giunti", the wooden sculptures, various artistic objects and 4 PCs are fully available to the exhibition, which will be permanently on display in Florence and in San Gimignano. "Knowledge is the child of experience" - Leonardo used to say.