{"id":4486,"date":"2024-01-11T11:24:10","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T10:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amboise-valdeloire.com\/?page_id=4486"},"modified":"2026-04-09T10:16:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T08:16:48","slug":"leonardo-da-vinci","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/amboise-valdeloire.com\/en\/leonardo-da-vinci\/","title":{"rendered":"Leonardo da Vinci"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4486\" class=\"elementor elementor-4486\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f9e445 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"4f9e445\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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href=\"https:\/\/amboise-valdeloire.com\/en\/\">\nHome \n<\/a>\n&gt;\n<a href=\"https:\/\/amboise-valdeloire.com\/en\/discover\/\">\nDiscover\n<\/a>\n&gt;\nLeonardo da Vinci<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8711dee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8711dee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-eba7d64\" data-id=\"eba7d64\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cba44c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cba44c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">An arrival worthy of a rock star<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f180b37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f180b37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Autumn 1516, a curious crew crossed the Amboise city ramparts as a gathering crowd watched on. Perched on a mule, a proud old man with a white beard observed this environment which would come to form part of his everyday life from then on. In his chariot lay a multitude of boxes filled with books, parchments and all sorts of objects, including <strong>the portrait of a young woman<\/strong>, whose enigmatic smile continues to evoke great passion today. We&#8217;re sure you recognise him:<strong> it&#8217;s Leonardo da Vinci himself!<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c6231f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c6231f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u00ab Here, Leonardo, you will be free to dream, think and work \u00bb<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da7bf4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da7bf4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At the age of 64, he had just accepted <strong>the invitation of King Francis I<\/strong> to come and enjoy a happy and studious retirement in his &#8216;beautiful town of Amboise&#8217;. The king offered him the Manoir du Cloux, along with his two Milanese companions, Francesco Melzi and Battista da Vilanis. As the\u00a0 &#8221; <strong>king&#8217;s first painter, architect and engineer &#8220;<\/strong>, Leonardo soon got to work on a host of large-scale projects for the king, who never missed an opportunity to visit him. As such, when <strong>Leonardo passed away on 2 May 1519<\/strong>, Francis I cried for he who he affectionately referred to as &#8216;padre&#8217;, ensuring a very moving funeral for the great artist<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4be28e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4be28e8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bfe0882\" data-id=\"bfe0882\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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elementor-element-7fe345d\" data-id=\"7fe345d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5339389 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5339389\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A universal genius<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3b921c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3b921c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Amboise would be forever marked by Leonardo da Vinci&#8217;s time here. In <a href=\"https:\/\/amboise-valdeloire.com\/en\/chateau-du-clos-luce\/\"><strong>the Ch\u00e2teau du Clos Luc\u00e9<\/strong><\/a>, discover the Maestro&#8217;s room, along with his studios, bearing witness to the effervescent creativity of the most inventive Renaissance artist. Then, dive into the everyday life of this master alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/amboise-valdeloire.com\/en\/mathurines-secrets-in-the-chateau-du-clos-luce\/\"><strong>Mathurine<\/strong><\/a>, his loyal cook, who will treat you to some of her most <strong>scintillating anecdotes<\/strong>. Afterwards, make your way through the Clos Luc\u00e9 Park and try out some of his extraordinary interactive inventions! Finally, gather in the Saint-Hubert<strong> Chapel of the Ch\u00e2teau Royal<\/strong>, upon the tomb of history&#8217;s greatest genius. His avant-garde work has crossed the centuries and, from New York to Beijing, he is today a universal figure<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a8ea61e elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a8ea61e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2869948\" data-id=\"2869948\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49c3403 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"49c3403\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5da43c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5da43c0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-42f8877\" data-id=\"42f8877\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbee87a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dbee87a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The everyday life of Leonardo da Vinci, retold by Mathurine<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57bd36d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57bd36d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Still today, Mathurine <strong>perpetuates the memory of her master Leonardo da Vinci<\/strong>. Meet this brilliant<strong> artist&#8217;s charming cook<\/strong> for a fun discovery of his final residence in Clos Luc\u00e9. 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