Leonardo da Vinci 1452-1519
the greatest artist of all times
The project
30 years ago the story starts in Lugano..
Leonardo da Vinci lebte zur Zeit der Renaissance, einer historischen Epoche im 15. und 16. Jahrhundert. Seine vielfältigen Kunstwerke, Erfindungen und Erkenntnisse bereichern die Welt noch heute. Hinter dem Künstler und Erfinder Leonardo da Vinci verbergen sich viele Geheimnisse und noch immer grübeln Wissenschaftler über das Leben des Universalgenies. Hinzu kommt, dass es kaum verlässliche Quellen über Leonardo gibt - und er selbst hat es den Wissenschaftlern und Forschern auch nicht gerade leicht gemacht, denn seine Aufzeichnungen schrieb Leonardo allesamt in Spiegelschrift.
last update Jan/2017 work in proress by Mark F. Langenauer
published Books, the Press and Movies about the great Master (worldwide)
In 1975, I met in Florence a professor, Carlo Pedretti, my former professor of art history, and today a world-renowned scholar of Leonardo da Vinci. Well, he asked me if I could find some technological wayto unfold a five-centuries-old mystery related to a lost masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci, the "Battle of Anghiari," which is supposed to be located in the Hall of the 500 in Palazzo Vecchio, in Florence. Well, in the mid-'70s, there were not great opportunities for a bioengineer like me, especially in Italy, and so I decided, with some researchers from the United States and the University of Florence, to start probing the murals decorated by Vasari on the long walls of the Hall of the 500 searching for the lost Leonardo. MORE
World Authority
Maurizio Seracini has been featured in many different media channels. Below is just a few of the more popular and well known shows and articles over recent past.
The da Vinci Detective, first released in 2006, was produced by the BBC and featured on the Smithsonian channel, it launched Seracini into the international spotlight.
Dr Maurizio Seracini is a pioneering scientist who has made his name by ingeniously adapting the latest medical and military technology to reveal the secrets of great art works. This film follows Seracini on his controversial journey to solve two specific Leonardo mysteries – the location of the lost mural, The Battle of Anghiari, and a remarkable new story he has uncovered about Leonardo’s great, unfinished, alter piece The Adoration of the Magi. MORE
