{"id":22351,"date":"2026-06-19T14:26:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T12:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amboise-valdeloire.com\/en\/?p=22351"},"modified":"2026-06-19T14:35:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T12:35:57","slug":"leonardo-da-vinci-master-of-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amboise-valdeloire.com\/en\/leonardo-da-vinci-master-of-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Leonardo da Vinci, Master of Water"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
Exhibition at the Ch\u00e2teau du Clos Luc\u00e9: Leonardo da Vinci, Master of Water<\/strong><\/p> From June 6 to September 13, 2026<\/strong>, the Ch\u00e2teau du Clos Luc\u00e9<\/a> in Amboise<\/strong> hosts an exceptional exhibition dedicated to one of Leonardo da Vinci<\/strong><\/a>‘s great scientific passions: water.<\/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 Throughout his life, Leonardo da Vinci observed water. Its rivers, its eddies, its currents, its invisible forms\u2026 So many mysteries he sought to unravel for nearly forty-five years, with the rigor of a scientist and the eye of an artist. A visionary, he imagined how to capture, transport, and distribute water to serve humankind, at a time when mastering this element was a major challenge for Renaissance<\/strong> engineers.<\/p> It is this continuous research, from the observation of nature to its most concrete applications, that the exhibition Leonardo da Vinci, Master of Wate<\/strong><\/em>r, retraces.<\/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 Spread across 300 square meters in the museum hall<\/strong> of the Clos Luc\u00e9 park, the exhibition is organized into six thematic sections. Through drawings and models<\/strong>, visitors discover the numerous hydraulic projects conceived by Leonardo da Vinci: pumps, Archimedes’ screws, mills, canals, locks, drainage systems, bridges, paddle steamers\u2026 Technical ingenuity that, five centuries later, still impresses.<\/p> The exhibition design fully embraces immersion<\/strong>: shades of blue, plays of light evoking water and its movements, and soothing music punctuated by the sounds of the sea. The exhibition also establishes a dialogue between Renaissance research and contemporary issues related to water management and sharing, a subject that remains decidedly relevant today.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t The highlight of the exhibition: Clos Luc\u00e9 presents two original drawings<\/strong> by Leonardo da Vinci, exceptionally loaned by the Ambrosian Library in Milan,<\/strong> alongside Renaissance manuscripts<\/strong>. A rare opportunity to encounter the handwritten traces of this genius in the very place where he spent the last years of his life.<\/p> The exhibition also explores Leonardo’s river and land development projects, both in Italy<\/strong> and the Loire Valley<\/strong>, giving this exhibition a particularly strong resonance with our region.<\/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\tForty-five years of endless fascination<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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