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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.
We have given the name "Perfecto" because, if we analyze it closely, we can realize that it is not just the elaboration of the famous design by Da Vinci. For the three-dimensional part, in fact, the project is also indebted to Mario Ceroli’ s sculpture “Unbalance” (from 1967) to which it refers with obvious quotations. And then there are the details, the aesthetic and technical interpretations, the result of our culture, which make the work absolutely unique.
In this three-dimensional interpretation of Leonardo's work, we have decided to engrave the drawing of the man, in the two positions he assumes, on the same table and with the same stroke, on both sides, to stay closer to the original project executed in a flat form . Given the insertion of man into a sphere, and the possibility of rotating inside it, giving a glimpse of the concept of man at the center of the world, or of Creation, we have decided to represent the figure with a two-dimensional technique so as not to stray too far from the concept that Leonardo's Man expresses. Because of this, we felt that giving this product the generic name of "Vitruvian Man" would have been reductive and incorrect. But the choice to call it "Perfecto" does not want to be presumptuous in any way, because it refers to our work, developed to the maximum of our abilities; and because, above all, it wants to be a tribute to the great men of the past, who have has down their knowledge to us.
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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 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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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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Almost magical ancient automatic machine ... indeed, very magical
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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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