BETWEEN ART AND MODERNITY
Experience the iconic places of Milan

Santa Maria delle Grazie E IL CENACOLO
One of the greatest examples of Renaissance art known for hosting the painting of the Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci.
In 1492 Leonardo was called to paint the Last Supper in the refectory of the Dominican convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie. In this fresco the artist renews the iconography of the apostles' arrangement, placing Judas on the same side of the table as the others, without differentiating him in any way except with the bag of 30 denarii, representing the moment in which Jesus has just announced that someone of those present will betray him. Pay attention to the face of Judas, it is said that Leonardo gave him the likeness of the prior of the same church who was not liked by the Master. We remind you that to see this famous and controversial work it is necessary to book well in advance.

PINACOTECA Ambrosiana
One of the most interesting museums in Milan that collects the largest collection of works of art and manuscripts of the Renaissance masters.
The Codex Atlanticus is preserved in the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, the most complete collection of drawings and writings of a scientific nature by Leonardo. The name "Atlanticus" originates from the binding and the format of the sheets usually used for the geographical atlases of the time. It contains many studies that have interested the Master for over forty years and range from astronomy, anatomy, mechanics, botany, mathematics up to the studies on the flight of birds to the design of machines and architectural projects. In addition to the drawings of the code, the painting Portrait of a Musician is also exhibited, where the artist explores the link between physiognomy and the motions of the soul, or the psychological aspects and moral qualities that appear from the somatic features.

Sala delle Asse
One of the most illustrious rooms of the Castello Sforzesco in Milan, it is an exceptional testimony of the presence of Leonardo da Vinci at the Sforza court.
Between 1496 and 1498 Leonardo was busy decorating some rooms inside the Castle on commission from Ludovico il Moro to celebrate the Sforza family. The Sala dell’Asse owes its name to the wooden cladding used to make the rooms warmer and more comfortable. The decoration, recently restored and brought back to its original splendor, represents a forest with trees and foliage that reach from the floor to the ceiling, with the fruit of the mulberry, also called “morone”, as an allusion to the client. After visiting the Leonardo room, do not forget to go and see the Pietà Rondanini by Michelangelo, the other great master of the sixteenth century.

The works dispersed and never realized
The Last Supper, also known as the Cenacle, painted between 1494 and the beginning of 1498, is considered perhaps the most important mural in the world.
In the Milanese years, for Ludovico il Moro, Leonardo designed military machines, irrigation systems, sets for parties and in particular for the wedding of Gian Galeazzo with Isabella d 'Aragona, unfortunately only projects, drawings and testimonies of contemporaries remain of this immense heritage. . The great unfinished work, from the Milanese period, however, remains the equestrian monument for Francesco Sforza, the company that fascinates Leonardo who wants to create a statue of grandiose dimensions in which the horse must be the protagonist. In 1493 the terracotta model was ready for bronze casting, but the precious metal was used for the production of weapons to stem the descent of Charles VIII of France. As a tribute to this great lost work, in 1999 the sculptress Nina Akamu created, commissioned by Frederik Meijer who fulfills the wish of Charles Dent, a copy of the horse and placed in front of the San Siro racecourse.