In Milan, the Ambrosiana is organizing an... Exclusive aperitif with Leonardo da Vinci

On Tuesday, July 13, 2021, from 6:15 p.m., the Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana in Milan will host theAperitivo con Leonardo, an exclusive event in which a limited number of visitors will be able to participate and by reservation only.

The evening will open with a convivial moment organized in the Cortile degli Spiriti Magni, one of the most secret and suggestive corners of Milan, opened especially for the occasion; this will be followed by a focus led by Msgr. Francesco Braschi, Doctor of the Ambrosian Library, on the drawings of the Atlantic Codex, Leonardo da Vinci ’s Portrait of a Musician and the paintings of Leonardo’s in the ancient reading room of the Ambrosian Library.

At the end of the evening, participants will have the opportunity to independently visit the rooms on the second floor of the Pinacoteca, where they will be able to admire works by Botticelli, Titian, Raphael’s Cartoon for the School of Athens, paintings on copper by Brueghel, and much more.

The cost to attend the event is 30 euros.

There are three rounds of visits (6:15 p.m.; 7:00 p.m.; 7:45 p.m.) for groups of up to 20 people each, by reservation only through the Ambrosiana website at the following link: https://www.ambrosiana.it/partecipa/mostre-e-iniziative/aperitivo-con-leonardo-3/, or by calling tel. 02.806921 (Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.), or at the Ambrosiana box office (Thursday and Friday 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.).

AnotherAperitif with Dante will be held on Thursday, July 22.

Image: Leonardo da Vinci, Portrait of a Musician, detail (c. 1485; oil on panel, 44.7 x 32 cm; Milan, Pinacoteca Ambrosiana)

In Milan, the Ambrosiana is organizing an... Exclusive aperitif with Leonardo da Vinci

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