Leonardo da Vinci drawing, Chateau du Clos Luce, Amboise

Building a cannon in the Milan arsenal, drawing, 1485-90, by Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519, Windsor Castle collection, in the Architect gallery, in Les Galeries Leonard de Vinci Peintre et Architecte, a new exhibition space in the grounds of the Chateau du Clos Luce, a manor house built 1468-71, designed in Renaissance style by Albert Dufet, in Amboise, Indre-et-Loire, France. Originally a stronghold of the Chateau d'Amboise, it later became a royal summer residence and Francois I offered its use to Leonardo da Vinci, who lived here 1517-19. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen

Picture No

13928109

Media ID

45465078

Size

5588px x 7087px (27.4MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen

Date

2009