Leonardo da Vinci. Architecture

The creative legacy of Leonardo da Vinci includes hundreds of architectural drawings – mainly sketches and drafts with rare notes in the margins, most of which are closely interconnected. This part of da Vinci's graphic heritage reflects different stages of his conceptual reflections and still provokes heated debates among researchers of the history of architecture. The proposed book examines the direct and indirect connections of the maestro with his contemporaries and the dynamics of the dissemination of his architectural ideas. The authors hope that their research will contribute to a clear definition of Leonardo's role at the dawn of the Modern Age, which had a beneficial influence on all forms of art, and will present a more complete picture of Leonardo's relationships with his clients. About the authors: Sabina Frommel – professor, head of the study of art history of the Renaissance at the École pratique des hautes études, Sorbonne. From 2013 to 2015 – visiting professor at the University of Bologna. Her research covers a wide range of topics: great architects of the Italian Renaissance, the evolution of architectural typologies and languages in the Quattrocento and Cinquecento, migration processes in Europe, and the legacy of the Renaissance up to the 19th century. Jean Guillaume – honorary professor of Renaissance art history at Sorbonne. Organizer of conferences on the history of architecture at the Centre d'études supérieures de la Renaissance in Tours. Co-author, along with André Chastel, of the collection De Architectura Picard. Researcher of French and Italian Renaissance architecture, particularly French châteaux. Sara Tagliagamba – associate professor of theoretical and applied sciences, department of epistemology, history of science, and cultural heritage restoration at the University of Urbino Carlo Bo. Fellow of the Interdepartmental Center for Urbino Studies and perspectives. Director of the New Rossana and Carlo Pedretti Foundation.