Flight from Pisanello to Leonardo

The exhibition takes place inside the Medici Villa of Cerreto Guidi, home to the historic museum of hunting and of the territory. Historically, it was a prestigious hunting residence, commissioned in 1556 by the Grand Duke Cosimo I de’ Medici. The show begins with the famous codex De arte venandi cum avibus and takes you on a journey  through medieval falconry to naturalistic studies of Pisanello and the Lombard school,  up to Leonardo da Vinci who studied birds, their flight patterns and their nature intently.

The show takes place as part of the 500 year celebrations marking the anniversary of the death of Leonardo Da Vinci.