 Travelling in the future invented by Leonardo
Flight New York-Roma, 12 thousand meters of height, 900 km per hour.
Nobody on board could imagine that the plane in which they travel to visit another country for fun or for bussiness is, also, the result of the dream and the intuitions of a genius lived more than 550 years ago: Leonardo da Vinci.
Yes, because Leonardo has laid the foundations of aeronautics in the Renaissance, the foundations of human flight with his aerial screw, planned between 1483 and 1486.
Curious coincidence: He designed the first flying machine in 1492, the year of the discovery of America.
The flight is only one of the immense intuitions of the Renaissance genius who is sculptor, painter, inventor-engineer, architect and even musician. He created the premises of the present technology.
Parleransi li omini di remotissimi paesi l'uno all'altro e risponderansi
(And Men from all corners of earth will talk to each other and answer each other)
The telematic prophecy of Leonardo da Vinci came true some time ago but it is now even more appropriate and significant in our internet age, inspired by the spirit of this man of the future...
The name Vinci, where Leonardo was born, comes from the term "vinco" indicating the withes used to tie grapevines, turning red in Autumn.
Vinci is a town entirely dedicated to the man who has been defined as the greatest genius of all times.
The Castle, known as the "ship's castle" for its shape recalling a sailing boat, still maintains unaltered coats of arms, frescoes and works of art, such as the beautiful ceramic called "Madonna and Child" by Giovanni della Robbia.
Today the Castello is home of the "Museo Leonardiano" housing one of the largest collections of original size reproductions of machines and models designed and constructed by Leonardo.
In the square opposite to the "Castello" there is a large wooden sculpture "L'Uomo di Vinci" "Man from Vinci" designed by Mario Ceroli, who was inspired by Leonardo's study of "Homo Vitruvianus".
Of particular interest, not far from the Castle, is Santa Croce Parish Church in which there is the baptismal font, where, according to the tradition, Leonardo was baptized.
Vinci's Library, "Biblioteca Leonardiana" houses the largest reference library on Leonardo and has virtually all his manuscripts, monologues and drawings in reproduction form. It is also a unique center specializing in researching on Leonardo and recording all documentation written on the genius. Since 1961 the Library has organized the "Letture Vinciane" (Vincian Lectures), where the most important scholars explore the themes of Leonardo's philosophy.
 Leonardo da Vinci's "Ideal museum" was founded in 1993.The museum, formed by three rooms, displays over 400 works; some of the most remarkable are: a painting by Leonardo's studio of the beginning of the XVI century, some engravings from the XVI though the XIX century, the copy of a bas-relief (Cosimo dei Medici chasing the city of Pisa's "vices") by Leonardo's nephew, Pierino da Vinci. It also houses the original "door of the da Vinci".
Amid the olive groves, surrounded by a beautiful terraced landscape, above the town of Vinci lies "Anchiano", where the "Casa natale di Leonardo" can be found. This unspoiled old farmhouse was the birthplace of Leonardo, today it is open to the public exhibiting reproductions drawings and maps by Leonardo of the surrounding areas.
To honor Leonardo's memory, during the celebration of the V centenary of his birth, on July 15, 1954, Vinci was proclaimed "city" by decree of the President of the Italian Republic Giulio Einaudi.
LOCATION
Vinci is located in the heart of Tuscany, within easy reach of all the major Tuscan art cities: Florence (40 minutes), Pisa (40 minutes), Lucca (45 minutes) and Siena (55 minutes). It is also a 30 minutes drive from Pistoia and Montecatini and 55 minutes from Versilia and from the sea.
Visit the Leonardo Museum
Leonardo da Vinci exhibitions
Le Terre del Rinascimento exhibitions
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