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In the Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan we can find one of the most famous masterpieces of Leonardo Da Vinci: the Last Supper. It is an original representation of the subject made with a new and innovative painting technique conceived by the genius of Leonardo. After all, with the artist, engineer and inventor Da Vinci, origin...

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It was the movie that added sex appeal to the gritty neorealist film period and made a star out of actress Silvana Mangano. "Riso Amaro" ("Bitter Rice"), featured women wearing daring shorts with ripped stockings tramping through water, girl-on-girl mud-wrestling, and Mangano's ample cleavage in everything from tight t-shirts to a negligee. The fil...

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More than 500 years after his death, Leonardo da Vinci continues to captivate, inspiring art lovers to question the secrets behind the Mona Lisa’s smile and ponder the symbolism of Lady With an Ermine as readily as they did centuries ago. Given the artist’s enduring popularity, the fact that an Italian scholar’s purported discovery of an unknown Le...

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When: November 17th at 7:00 PM EST - Presented by Dr. Rudy Magnan - Hosted by Westchester Italian Cultural Center About the Webinar This publication was written in the belief that Leonardo's study of his natural surroundings, his advanced perceptual skills and his continued interest in learning, all played a significant role in developing his creat...

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In 1482, Leonardo da Vinci left his hometown of Florence for a new opportunity. He had managed to gain employment at the court of Milan, where Ludovico Sforza “Il Moro” reigned as the de facto duke. There, Leonardo painted one of his most remarkable portraits, a likeness of a teenaged girl named Cecilia Gallerani, who was Ludovico’s favorite mistre...

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Leonardo da Vinci certainly deserves a place of honor among the most important figures in Italian history. Leonardo da Vinci: an Italian pride Artist, inventor, musician, writer: his works and his brilliant originality are known all over the world. In short, Leonardo da Vinci is an authentic quality brand made in Italy. The myth of Leonardo and La...

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The event, organized by Miami Scientific Italian Community to promote the spread of the Made in Italy researhers’ culture. Leonardo Da Vinci, symbol of the Italian excellence in creativity and innovation: this is the key in understanding the project Leonardo’s Way: The discovery of modern Italian geniuses in US. The USA appreciates and looks more a...

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Leonardo da Vinci‘s secrets are many, and  not all are ready to be disclosed.  In the end, this  symbol of the Renaissance and of Italian art, painter, inventor and philosopher, and all-round artist and illuminated mind, may like to keep some mystery  around himself, right? We all know about the father of the Mona Lisa, the most enigmatic painting...

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Santa Maria delle Grazie is a church and Dominican convent in Milan. The refectory of the convent contains the world-famous mural of The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci, “whose work was to herald a new era in the history of art,” says Unesco. The refectory is an integral part of the architectural complex of Santa Maria delle Grazie, completed at t...

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The Museum of Flight today announced that the fabric covering of its rare, World War I Italian aircraft, Caproni Ca-21, is actually the original artwork for the so-called “Lost Leonardo” painting, The Battle of Anghiari. Leonardo da Vinci completed the painting in 1505, but its whereabouts have been a mystery ever since. “Needless to say,” remarked...

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