Leonardo da Vinci 1452–1519, Palazzo Reale, through 19 July, 2015
What would be a trip to Milan without including a viewing of the works of Leonardo da Vinci? Besides following the so-called “da Vinci trail”, which features the artist's works that are permanently found in Milan, we recommend you go to the Palazzo Reale to see the unique exhibition of da Vinci's works on view there until mid-July. Being the largest Leonardo da Vinci exhibition to be held in Italy since 1939, it puts the spotlight on the Renaissance-era genius's accomplishments both in art and science. The exhibition's paintings, drawings, manuscripts, sculptures, incunabula, and utopian project sketches have travelled to Milan from the world's largest museums and libraries: the Louvre, the British Museum in London, the Metropolitan in New York, Washington's National Gallery, and the Vatican Museum, among others. Take note that Da Vinci's famous drawing, “Vitruvian Man” (1490), will also be on view, but only for one month. On loan from Venice's Gellerie dell’Accademia, the piece is only rarely put out for public viewing.
Piazza del Duomo, 12
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