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CODEX ATLANTICUS
Codex Atlanticus: Map of Milan

Codex Atlanticus: Map of Milan

Where is the "real center of Milan"? In a famous drawing of the Codex Atlanticus Leonardo clearly indicates it...

CODEX ATLANTICUS
Codex Atlanticus: studies on flight

Codex Atlanticus: studies on flight

New video inside the Codex Atlanticus: today we are dealing with one of Leonardo's greatest dreams: to make man fly!

CODEX ATLANTICUS
CODEX ATLANTICUS<BR>Folio 812 r: Leonardo’s “car”

CODEX ATLANTICUS
Folio 812 r: Leonardo’s “car”

Folio 812 recto of the Codex Atlanticus, which depicts the drawing for a self-propelled wagon, is one of the most famous of Leonardo...

CODEX ATLANTICUS
CODEX ATLANTICUS<BR>Folio 26 r: hydraulic machines

CODEX ATLANTICUS
Folio 26 r: hydraulic machines

How do you manage to breathe underwater, or to walk on top of it? In a sheet of the #CodexAtlanticus Leonardo thinks about this too!

CODEX ATLANTICUS
CODEX ATLANTICUS<br>Folio 21 r: automatic roasting spit

CODEX ATLANTICUS
Folio 21 r: automatic roasting spit

Second episode of our videos "inside" the Codex Atlanticus of Leonardo da Vinci. Today Carolina tells us about the... "right way to cook roasts" invented by Leonardo. Enjoy the video!

CODEX ATLANTICUS
CODEX ATLANTICUS<br>Folios 3 and 4 r: Excavators

CODEX ATLANTICUS
Folios 3 and 4 r: Excavators

Today we enter inside the Codex Atlanticus drawings! Follow Michele as he illustrates two of the most famous machine drawings: the 3 and 4 recto.

CODEX ATLANTICUS
CODEX ATLANTICUS<BR>F. 740 r: The Brianza lakes

CODEX ATLANTICUS
F. 740 r: The Brianza lakes

Today we want to talk to you about a sheet from Leonardo da Vinci's Codex Atlanticus that connects to one of the most poetic landscapes of our Lombard territory…

CODEX ATLANTICUS
THE CODEX ATLANTICUS #5 | FROM THE 19th CENTURY TO THE PRESENT DAY

THE CODEX ATLANTICUS #5 | FROM THE 19th CENTURY TO THE PRESENT DAY

Last episode of the history of the #CodexAtlanticus, from the 19th century to the present day, this time from the magnificent ancient reading room of the Library, the Sala Federiciana!

CODEX ATLANTICUS
THE CODEX ATLANTICUS #4 | FROM NAPOLEON TO THE CONGRESS OF WIEN

THE CODEX ATLANTICUS #4 | FROM NAPOLEON TO THE CONGRESS OF WIEN

In the last episode we talked about the arrival of the Codex Atlanticus in the Ambrosiana and we mentioned the fact that the Marquis Arconati actually donated several other volumes with Leonardo's writings and drawings...

CODEX ATLANTICUS
IL CODICE ATLANTICO #3 | LA DONAZIONE ALL’AMBROSIANA

IL CODICE ATLANTICO #3 | LA DONAZIONE ALL’AMBROSIANA

Chi donò il Codice Atlantico di Leonardo da Vinci all’Ambrosiana e quando? Per scoprirlo insieme, vi portiamo sullo scalone di ingresso della Pinacoteca...

CODEX ATLANTICUS
THE CODEX ATLANTICUS #2 | FROM FRANCESCO MELZI TO POMPEO LEONI

THE CODEX ATLANTICUS #2 | FROM FRANCESCO MELZI TO POMPEO LEONI

Second appointment with the History of the Codex Atlanticus: we follow the events of these precious drawings from Leonardo's death until the end of the sixteenth century ...

CODEX ATLANTICUS
THE CODEX ATLANTICUS #1

THE CODEX ATLANTICUS #1

Today we begin a new series of videos devoted to the Codex Atlanticus of Leonardo da Vinci...

WHAT’S ON

MOLESKINE DETOUR

Pinacoteca

MOLESKINE DETOUR

From April 15, on the occasion of Design Week, the rooms of the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana will host 'Moleskine Detour', an international exhibition promoted by Moleskine and the Moleskine Foundation.

15/04/2024-14/05/2024
Exhibition
GAETANO PESCE<BR> NICE TO SEE YOU

Pinacoteca

GAETANO PESCE
NICE TO SEE YOU

From 19 to 23 April, on the occasion of the Salone del Mobile, the Ambrosiana will host the exhibition "Nice To See You" by Gaetano Pesce.

19/04/2024-23/04/2024
Exhibition
Restoration works for the recovery of the historic balconies of the Biblioteca Ambrosiana

Ambrosiana

Restoration works for the recovery of the historic balconies of the Biblioteca Ambrosiana

Recovery of the functionality of the balconies of the Sala Federiciana, Borromeo and della Rosa through the installation of lifelines

01/03/2024
NEWS
Notice for the users of the Reading Room

Biblioteca

GUIDED TOURS IN ENGLISH

Ambrosiana

GUIDED TOURS IN ENGLISH

Every Saturday at 15.30 a guided tour of the masterpieces of the Pinacoteca, together with professional guides of our official partner AdArtem

01/04/2023-30/06/2024