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Almost magical ancient automatic machine ... indeed, very magical
Also called the “Catch the mouse", it is a modern interpretation of ancient studies of interesting machines, not so much for their specific usefulness, but for their curiosity, for their appearance and, above all, for the way in which they solved problems related to the transmission of motion. These were machines that presented an image of the engineer very similar to that of the magician. Their intent, in fact, was often to amaze by showing that: ingenuity, like magic, bends nature to the will of man. Among the first to build "automata" we remember Hero of Alexandria (1st century AD), scientist, engineer, mathematician, who used not only mechanical elements but also the power of steam to move his machines. On the subject he wrote two treatises: "Mechanica" and "Automata", fundamental for the subsequent manufacturers of mills and war machines. Leonardo also designed and built machines, automata and contraptions for his time often considered "magical". The assembly of this nice machine does not require particular manual or intellectual skills, nevertheless it allows to understand in a simple and fun way mechanical problems that are sometimes complex. "Catch the mouse" is a wooden model in an assembly box
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This is probably the most controversial and mysterious Leonardo drawing that has been discussed since its discovery, which took place in a fortuitous and unexpected way, between 1966 and 1968, in the laboratory of restoration of ancient books of the Esarchico Monastery of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata (Rome).
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This is not a completely new invention, but the optimization of an existing weapon. In fact, at the time of Leonardo bombards were used in sieges. Their large mouth allowed them to fire large bullets that could easily open large breaches in enemy defenses. However, the machines were very heavy and took a long time to maneuver.
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Leonardo da Vinci, Codex Arundel, folio 1030, c. 1485 British Museum. Project for a "covered wagon”.
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Undefined scale interpretation of Leonardo da Vinci's project, Codex (Codex) Windsor 1265r, 1485 ca.
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The mowing wagon is one of the two war machines designed by Leonardo in 1485 and included in the file for Ludovico il Moro, Duke of Milan, as a presentation of his skills that he intended to put at his service.
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The model, all in wood, is equipped with an ingenious device that allows the movement of the wings and the body. This device, with its magical appearance, is very instructive and fun to assemble.
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In the 1950s, Harold Edgerton, a professor of electrical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, combining strobe lights with a camera equipped with a high-speed film advance motor, studied the way to capture images invisible to the naked eye, that is, those that they are formed when a drop falls on a flat surface: the human eye sees the sequence that develops in a fluid way, but is unable to capture all the images of which it is composed.
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The Beautiful Princess by Leonardo Da Vinci - Portrait of Bianca Sforza
BOOKS, MONOGRAPHS
by Martin Kemp and Pascal Cotte
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The volume, dedicated to the Renaissance genius of Leonardo, is presented not as a simple monograph of the artist's life but as a dense plot in which historical sources and artistic production intertwine in an unprecedented way, wisely mixed in a cultured language, but accessible to the larger audience.
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The Opera Maestra series is inaugurated with this monograph, specifically aimed at focusing, from an unprecedented perspective, on the work and itinerary of the artists who made history.
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THE ORNITHOTTERY OR FLYING MAN is a tribute to the genius of Leonardo da Vinci. To his skills as an inventor, to his technical and artistic skills, to his refined aesthetic taste. It is the recognition of his continuous studies, the search for beauty, balance and the measure of things that make life pleasant. It is the result of a long technical and image study, as well as a patient synthesis that took into account not only the intuitive aspects of Leonardo's flight, but also of the Tuscan culture.
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Able to jump, like all crickets, and to run fast, because equipped with two large "mountain bike" wheels, however, it finds its rightful place in a sort of throne from which he can devote himself to his passion as a nuisance, talking and moving at the same time .
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Studied from the Vitruvian Man in wood and leather. Undefined scale model from: Leonardo da Vinci, “Vitruvian Man”, c. 1490. Accademia Gallery, Venice.
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Assembly kit for the construction of a model (in undefined scale) of the study of a self supporting bridge by Leonardo da Vinci. We started from Leonardo's drawing found in the Codex Atlanticus and built a bridge model based only on two repetitive modules.
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Wooden model in assembly box. Easy and fun to assemble. Beautiful looking. And then: "yes it flies" ... or do you read “do we fly"? You decide.
Once mounted, it flaps its wings, moves a leg, and is happy ... Who is happy: him? You? your son? your daughter? Maybe everyone: “LET'S FLY"
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Model (on undefined scale) for didactic purposes by Leonardo da Vinci on the transformation of motion, found in the Madrid Codex f 17r
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Study in wood, leather and non-woven fabric. Undefined scale model by Leonardo da Vinci, manuscript B, folio 83 v., (1485ca.), Codex Atlanticus, Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan.
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The Opera Maestra series is inaugurated with this monograph, specifically aimed at focusing, from an unprecedented perspective, on the work and itinerary of the artists who made history.
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Bookmark with magnifying lens with the Vitruvian Man by Leonardo Da Vinci.
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Mini Puzzle in a tube with Leonardo's Vitruvian man. Easy to do, perfect for kids.
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Leonardo Da Vinci playing cards with some of his most famous artworks.
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Set consisting of 5 3D postcards based on Leonardo Da Vinci. The Vitruvian Man, the Lady with the Ermine, the Last Supper, Leonardo’s self-portrait and the Mona Lisa.
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Classic playing cards with the theme of Leonardo Da Vinci and the Vitruvian Man.
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Leonardo Da Vinci's magnet with the representation of the Leonardo's glider.
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Leonardo Da Vinci's magnet with the representation of the Leonardo's alleged self-portrait.
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Leonardo Da Vinci's magnet with the representation of the Vitruvian Man.
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