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foto.seriya "Castles of Europe"
Castle Clos-Luce, Loire Valley, France
In early 1516 Leonardo da Vinci accepted the invitation of Francis I of France and settled in France. Autumn, even before the snow fell, he went on the road, accompanied by a pupil Francesco Melzi and his servant Battista de Villanisso. From Italy, he brought with him three paintings: "La Gioconda", "St. Anna" and "St. John the Baptist." Francis I of France met the artist, with honors, and asked him to "resolve the pleasure to talk with him," for which Leonardo (according to Cellini) received from the French king hard salary of 700 crowns per year. Talks have taken place almost every day. To thank the monarch, the brilliant Italian arranged June 17, 1518 festive presentation, similar to those which he spent at the court of Lorenzo the Magnificent. Among the guests was a certain Galeazzo Vicente, who left us a detailed description of this holiday.
Today the Great Leonardo reminds us all. Stained glass windows of the ground floor, models of his inventions, razstavlennye around the castle and the park, and razveshanye on trees in the garden, large posters with pictures makrofragmentami brilliant Italian.
