Fossano, an exhibition of reproductions of works by Leonardo da Vinci opens, curated by Antonio Paolucci

From Sept. 21, 2018, until Jan. 13, 2019, in Fossano, the Acaja Castle, the Diocesan Museum and the Church of the Holy Trinity will host the exhibition Leonardo Opera Omnia, curated by Antonio Paolucci, promoted and organized by Rai, Rai Com, the Municipality of Fossano, the Diocese of Fossano and ProgettoMondo Mlal, in collaboration with Fondazione Artea and the Piedmont Region.

“Leonardo Opera Omnia” aims to retrace the life and genius of a great master through reproductions of seventeen works representative of the painter’s artistic journey and created using sophisticated digital techniques. Masterpieces such as the , are presented in actual size and, thanks to skillful light adjustment, also attempt to recreate the lighting of their environments.

Fossano Mayor Davide Sordella says, “Leonardo. Opera Omnia is a step in a path of cultural events that aim to involve the whole city. It is not an exhibition for its own sake, but a project to involve the citizenship. We have asked Fossano associations to get involved by proposing initiatives related to the exhibition, and the adherence has exceeded expectations. The side events, school proposals, and concerts were by no means taken for granted, and I thank those who invested their time in these months and in the coming months to contribute to this project.”

“The overview of Leonardo’s work and life offered to the public who will visit the exhibition in Fossano constitutes an extraordinary opportunity for knowledge,” comments Roberto Nepote, President of Rai Com, “as Leonardo’s creative and eclectic genius disrupted his era and profoundly influenced subsequent ones. A set-up with reproductions of the highest quality makes it possible to overcome problems due to geographical distances or the impossibility of relocating some works: exhibitions can be easily transported and presented in different forms and at low cost all over the world. This allows a very large audience of visitors to admire masterpieces that would otherwise only be available in reduced format and low quality on catalogs, the Internet or television documentaries.”

On the other hand, the Vicar General of Fossano Pierangelo Chiaramello declares, “Growing in knowledge, investigating through experience, trying to see inside things to understand how they work, this and much more is Leonardo. The exhibition ’Opera Omnia’ wants in some way to highlight the genius of one of the greatest men of our culture. In order to understand the world and things he turned his interest to every sphere, with nothing remaining outside his attention. A man of his time, without being properly a believer, he delivered us artistic masterpieces of religious subjects with traits of absolute originality and elegance. In all his work Leonardo brings a message of great humanity, provoking us even today not to remain on the surface, to probe the depths of the world, of man, of life, in order to grow in humanity and be open to tomorrow.”

Parallel to the Exhibition, numerous collateral events will be organized, involving the initiative’s partners, cultural and associative realities and schools in the area, capable of completing the experience of Leonardo’s figure with different inputs. The calendar is still being defined but, at the moment, these appointments are already planned that will allow for an immersive experience in the sign of Leonardo:
Lectio Magistralis. Guided by Professor Paola Salvi, a lecturer at theBrera Academy and one of the most profound connoisseurs of Leonardo da Vinci in Italy, you will be able to enter the vastness of the artist’s thought and meet him in his different declinations in a Lectio Magistralis of the highest level.
IN leONardo. The scientific aspect of the inventing genius is what inspired the Pom Lab of the Giancarlo Vallauri Institute in Fossano to question the questions Leonardo posed to himself, seeking to answer them with today’s skills through an exhibition dedicated to the inventions of the Tuscan genius. Set up in the underground hall of the Acaja Castle, it will be open to the public for the duration of “Leonardo. Opera Omnia” observing the same hours. The exhibition will retrace, through the four elements, water, air, earth and fire, some of Leonardo Da Vinci’s drawings and translate them into prototypes using today’s technology. The project is supported by the City of Fossano, IIS G. Vallauri, Sportquattro Cuneo, Audi dealer for Cuneo and Province, and Fondazione CRT.
Leonardo’s Last Supper: snapshot of an event. A meeting curated by Bishop Pierangelo Chiaramello with the participation of M° Beccaria’s "Voices Out of the Choir," Thursday, Oct. 25, at 8 p.m., at Holy Trinity Church.
Through Leonardo ... art, faith and music. A journey to discover three paintings by the artist in the company of the Fossano Musica Foundation string quartet, Deacon Paolo Tassinari and Prof. Barbara Villosio. The appointments:
Sunday, Nov. 4, the"Adoration of the Magi."
Sunday, Nov. 11, "St. John the Baptist."
Sunday, Nov. 18, "The Virgin of the Rocks."
These meetings will be held at the Church of the Battuti Bianchi(largo Camilla Bonardi, Fossano), at 8:45 p.m.
The full schedule of side events for the “Leonardo Opera Omnia” exhibition will soon be available at www.visitfossano.it and www.fondazioneartea.org.

Fossano, an exhibition of reproductions of works by Leonardo da Vinci opens, curated by Antonio Paolucci

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