This small but interesting exhibition attempts to answer those questions as it places his mechanical works under scientific scrutiny. This show has its origins in an exhibition in Milan in 1952 to ...
In his snow-bound workshop, Swiss master Francois Junod's moving mechanical artworks whir into action: birds whistle, historical luminaries write poetry -- traditional craftsmanship newly recognised ...
Half a millennium after Leonardo da Vinci's death, his influence is alive and well in many of the modern machines we see and use every day. An inventor, engineer, scientist, and artist, da Vinci was ...
This show has its origins in an exhibition in Milan in 1952 to celebrate the 500th anniversary of Leonardo's birth, and the 39 models made from his drawings of machines – many of which would have ...