Da Vinci the Genius

September 20, 2011

One-Go Events and Globus Eventi are happy to present “Da Vinci – The Genius” – the most comprehensive exhibition on Leonardo to tour the world. The exhibition was opened on the 1st of October in The Military Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineers and Signal Corps (Museum of Artillery). The project is presented within the framework of The Year of Italy in Russia and The Year of Russia in Italy, under the patronage of Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, together with the support of Saint-Petersburg City Administration and Consulate General of Italy in Saint-Petersburg.

The exhibition reveals the wide range of extraordinary talent of Leonardo da Vinci – the inventor, painter, anatomy expert, sculptor, engineer, musician and architector. This exposition had been built for over 10 years and now the big share of his inventions is available to public. Working from Leonardo's codices, Italian artisans have faithfully crafted interactive and life-size machine inventions. These works include the first concepts of a car, bicycle, helicopter, glider, parachute, SCUBA, submarine, military tank and Ideal city to name a few. The exhibit moves far beyond machine inventions alone, featuring facsimiles of Leonardo's most famous codices, anatomical studies, Anghiari battle drawings and Renaissance art. A recent addition is the high definition recreation of The Last Supper at actual size an impressive display that compliments the existing 3D animations explaining the Sforza Horse, Mona Lisa and Vitruvian Man.

The exhibit also includes the world exclusive Secrets of Mona Lisa - a Louvre Museum sanctioned analysis of the iconic painting, by renowned scientific engineer, examiner and photographer of fine art, Pascal Cotte. Using his one of a kind, purpose-built camera, Pascal spent almost three hours taking pictures of the painting “naked” (outside her frame and protective enclosure). The study resulted in thirteen original photos of the masterpiece, displaying unequalled accuracy and a resolution of 240 million pixels. Twenty five secrets are revealed in the exhibition “Da Vinci - The Genius”. For example, for the very first time, we can admire the original colours of Mona Lisa (i.e. the colours of the original pigments used by Leonardo da Vinci).

The exhibition will be accompanied by contests for schoolchildren as well master classes and lectures about the life of Leonardo da Vinci. Suitable for all ages, this amazing exhibition provides a fascinating insight into not only the mind of a genius, but also into the fundamental scientific and artistic principles that he discovered. “Da Vinci – The Genius” is an inspiration for the whole family.

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