By Castle of Clos Lucé
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Nature and painting
"The painter fights against and competes with nature". With these words, Leonardo emphasizes how nature and its observation are, for him, fundamental, something also evidenced by his hundreds of sketches.
At the heart of his writing, his research and his scientific work, nature became a part of his view of the world.
Giant canva "Monna Lisa" (2004 - 2016) by Château du Clos LucéCastle of Clos Lucé
Leonardo da Vinci's garden © château du Clos Lucé (2019)Castle of Clos Lucé
Giant canva "Ginevra de' Benci portrait" (2004 - 2016) by Château du Clos LucéCastle of Clos Lucé
The beauty of the body, Leonardo da Vinci anatomist, canvas © château du Clos Lucé (2018)Castle of Clos Lucé
Giant canva "Vitruvian Man" (2004 - 2016) by Château du Clos LucéCastle of Clos Lucé
Leonardo da Vinci and botany
Leonardo da Vinci understood that plants feed off sunlight. He examined the effect of light on plants, giving great importance to each detail. In his paintings, he gives life to plants: trees are always outlined in black and resonate with countless shades of light and shadow.
Leonardo da Vinci's garden © château du Clos Lucé (2019)Castle of Clos Lucé
Leonardo's garden (2007 - 2016) by Château du Clos LucéCastle of Clos Lucé
Violette canine (2004) by Jardin de Léonard de VinciCastle of Clos Lucé
Da Vinci never stopped studying, or drawing, plants and flowers, always enriching his botanical knowledge.
Mona Lisa roses © château du Clos Lucé (2007 - 2016) by Château du Clos LucéCastle of Clos Lucé
The Mona Lisa rose, planted on the Renaissance terrace of da Vinci's residence, Clos Lucé.
The master was fascinated by more than just an object's beauty, but the life that springs from it.
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