The sfondagiaco is a rare type of dagger, with a robust blade and a very sharp tip, capable of perforating chainmail and sliding between metal armour plates. The handle of this dagger is elegantly decorated with gilding and diamonds and the ribbon that is wound around the ears bears the second verse of Psalm 31 (30): IN TE DOMIN[E] SPERAVI / ET NON CONFUNDAR IN [AETERNUM] (“In thee, O Lord, have I hoped, let me never be confounded”). Tradition has it that this was the weapon used by Andrea Lampugnani to kill Galeazzo Sforza at the doors of the church of Santo Stefano on 26 December 1476, but this is refuted by the date attributed to the dagger by experts.
The theme of the 2019 Dies of the Far Eastern Studies Class will be Forms of diversity in man and in nature.
From October 18 to December 31, 2019, Marina Abramovic arrives in the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, in the underground area of the ancient Roman forum of Milan, within the the Crypt of San Sepolcro, with the video cycle “The Kitchen. Homage to Saint Therese"
The exhibition reveals the profound resonance that Leonardo's teaching in the field of design had on his students, his followers and the Lombard artists of the time.
Presentations of ancient Roman epigraphs from the Ambrosiana collections.
