Milan Castle Da Vinci - Sotto l'ombra del Moro. La Sala delle Asse

From 16 May 2019 the Sala delle Asse in Milan Castle has been re-opened for the exhibition In the shadow of the Moro. The room has been undergoing restoration since 2013.

Sala delle Asse 

The Sala delle Asse is used for a multimedia tour with projections showing how the murals probably looked like when the decoration was painted by Leonardo at the request Ludovico il Moro.

Traces of preparatory drawings by Leonardo da Vinci in the Sala delle Asse 

Traces of preparatory drawings by Leonardo da Vinci in the Sala delle Asse 

These preparatory drawings were rediscovered during restoration works.

Some drawing by Leonardo were also exhibited in the Castle.

Marsh marigold (Caltha palustris) and wood anemone (Anemone nemorosa) c.1505-10 - Pen and ink over traces of black chalk on paper by Leonardo da Vinci 

Two willow trees (Salix sp.) c.1511-13 - Pen and ink on paper (7.0 x 7.4 cm) by Leonardo da Vinci (RCIN 912402) 

A storm over a hilly landscape (c.1517-18) Pen and ink over black chalk on paper (16.3 x 20.6 cm) by Leonardo da Vinci (RCIN 912401) 

Verso: Studies of the heart and pulmonary vessels of an ox (c. 1511-13) - Pen and ink on blue paper (28.5 x 20.8 cm) by Leonardo da Vinci (RCIN 919072) 

Where is the exhibition

Sotto l'ombra del Moro. La Sala delle Asse (from 16 May 2019 to 19 April 2020)
Leonardo mai visto (Leonardo discovered)

Sforzesco Castle
Piazza Castello,
20121 Milano MI, Italy