Bosteds-ID: mh40310
5 Sengeplasser
1 Soverom
Vann : 65 km
The Leonardo da Vinci museum in the heart of the historic town of Vinci Piazza dei Guidi This charming square has a magical effect and had Leonardo da Vinci as scientific and artistic inspiration. Behind the Castello dei Conti Guidi; The large wooden sculpture by Mario Ceroli, the Man of Vinci, inspired by the famous reproduction of Leonardo's Vitruvian Man. The Leonardo Library Officially inaugurated in 1928, the documentation center that specializes in the work of Leonardo da Vinci, the reference point for scientists and enthusiasts worldwide. It has all reproductions of manuscripts and drawings of Leonardo, as well as all printed editions of his work since the first in 1600. The Church of the Holy Cross, Santa Croce In the small baptistery of the church of Santa Croce is still the source where Leonardo was baptized. A plaque commemorates the event with the words that his grandfather Antonio da Vinci thereto elaborated. Leonardo's horse On the Piazza della Liberta, the square of freedom, stands a monument in bronze by the sculptor Nina Akamu. The image was inspired by the many drawings of horses Leonardo made during his first stay in Milan. The place most closely linked to Leonardo's birthplace Anchiano, the fifteenth-century farmhouse, where the great artist was born on April 15, 1452.