Philadelphia, USA
05 February 2011 - 22 May 2011
The Franklin Institute
The manuscript pages of Leonardo’s codices, reconstructions of ingenious, never-seen-before machines and the artistic expression of his drawings. Discover the true Leonardo through these sources of inspiration: a workshop of ideas and designs for everyone.
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The manuscript pages of Leonardo’s codices, reconstructions of ingenious, never-seen-before machines and the artistic expression of his drawings. Discover the true Leonardo through these sources of inspiration: a workshop of ideas and designs for everyone.
How to host a temporary or permanent exhibition
Thanks to new digital technology, Leonardo’s most important manuscripts are reunited for the first time since 1796 when Napoleon removed them from Italy: Manuscript B (also digitally restored), the Codex Atlanticus (from the Hoepli edition of 1894-1904) and the Codex on Flight.
Reconstructions of machines that are newly interpreted or presented for the first time: Mechanical Lion, Harpsichord-Viola, Robot Knight, Self-Propelled Cart, Great Kite, Aerial Screw, Mechanical Bat, Wire-Controlled Bird, and others. Drawings Leonardo was not just a scientific artist, but an artistic scientist. Discover the master through more than 20 of his drawings: Self-Portrait, Perspective Study for the Adoration of the Magi, Madonna and Child and the Head of a Woman, among others.

Reconstructions of machines that are newly interpreted or presented for the first time: Mechanical Lion, Harpsichord-Viola, Robot Knight, Self-Propelled Cart, Great Kite, Aerial Screw, Mechanical Bat, Wire-Controlled Bird, and others. Drawings Leonardo was not just a scientific artist, but an artistic scientist. Discover the master through more than 20 of his drawings: Self-Portrait, Perspective Study for the Adoration of the Magi, Madonna and Child and the Head of a Woman, among others.

Curators Massimiliano Lisa Mario Taddei Edoardo Zanon Interpretations of the machines Mario Taddei Edoardo Zanon Physical reconstructions of the machines Emanuele Degli Antoni Marco Minnozzi Mario Taddei Alessandro Vivaldi Pino Zampiga Edoardo Zanon Editorial coordination Massimiliano Lisa Graphic design & 3D software Antonio Buonarota Giuseppe Canino Andrea De Michelis Emanuele Degli Antoni Massimiliano Lisa Mario Taddei Maddalena Vismara Edoardo Zanon |
Outside assistance by Falegnameria Gasperi Falegnameria Magil Sites Tre60 Rigotto Trasporti Sambers In Philadelphia (Franklin Institute): Senior Vice President Troy M. Collins Responsabile marketing Stacey Moyers Comunicazione Kat Stein Stefanie Santo The exhibition is distributed in USA and Canada by Running Subways |
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