This where the old artist once stood in order to sketch it; the drawing is displayed on the wall to the left of the window. Legend has it that Leonardo painted his John the Baptist in one of the bright garden-side day rooms. Entirely re-decorated by the Amboise Family in the 18th century, they have, however, retained their elegant furniture and tapestries. Leonardo entertained the king in the Reception Room, where the high-back chair on which the king sat is on display. The kitchen still bears the traces of everyday life.
It is easy to imagine the old man installed comfortably in his armchair, warming himself by the monumental medieval fireplace. It subsequently passed into the hands first of the Amboise family, which saved it from destruction during the French Revolution, and much later, in , to the Saint Bris family. The visit of the residence of Leonardo da Vinci allows to discover the last place of life of the artist while the park, real open air museum, offers an immersion in the heart of his universe thanks to manipulable models, botanical drawings, sound animations.
Charles VIII asks for a chapel to be built for his young wife, Queen Anne de Bretagne, who comes to mourn the loss of her young children. The national archives in Paris own a certificate for payement mentioning the pension from Francis I to Leonardo da Vinci « To Master Lyenard de Vince, Italian painter, the sum of ecussoleil, for his pension of two years ».
An underground passage between the two castles allowsboth men to meet frequently. Today, only the first meters are still visible. Anne and Saint Jean Baptiste. These three paintings are now preserved in the Louvre Museum. He works on many projects: organizes the court festivities in Amboise, designs plans for the ideal city of Romorantin and the staircase double revolution Chambord9.
It plans to connect the Loire Valley to Lyonnais by a system of canals. He is considered one of the best painters of his time.
His secretary Antonio de Beatis, describes this visit in his Itinerario:. It is true that due to a paralysis of the right hand, we can not wait for a masterpiece from him. She takes up some of the ideas that Leonardo da Vinci used for the Feast of Paradise in Milan, January 13, Festa del paradisio, play of the poet Bernardo Bellincioni in. A machinery evoked the race of the stars: a capital was erected and a blue painted canvas was erected, representing the celestial vault with the planets, the sun, the moon and the twelve signs of the zodiac.
The place was the Cloux, very beautiful and grand palace. Da Vinci possibly designed the double-helix staircase of Chateau de Chambord and completed major artworks while in Amboise. Most of the artworks are copies while the furniture date from the period but are not originally from the specific palace.
Visitors enter the small chateau via a Renaissance gallery that gives lovely views of the garden and the pink brick and white tufa stone chateau. According to tradition King Francois I was at his side. Also on this floor is the bedroom of Marguerite de Navarre — the sister of Francois.
The siblings spent much of their childhood in this chateau under the care of their mother Louise of Savoy. All are furnished with period items and tapestries. In this park, around 20 further models and exhibitions explore the ideas of Leonardo da Vinci. Once again, several themes are covered to show just why Da Vinci was the ultimate Renaissance man, interested in everything around him.
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