France and Italy reconcile through art. In May Mattarella in Amboise to celebrate Leonardo with Macron

The president of the republic, Sergio Mattarella, will be the guest of his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, for the celebrations of the five-hundredth anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci (Vinci, 1452 - Amboise, 1519). Next May 2, when exactly five hundred years will have passed since the departure of the Tuscan genius (who died in Amboise on May 2, 1519), President Mattarella will travel to the manor of Clos Lucé, located a few hundred meters from the Amboise Castle where Leonardo disappeared. This was anticipated last night by Macron himself, a guest on the program Che tempo che fa on Rai Uno.

Macron emphasized the willingness to smooth out tensions between Italy and France, though without ever referring to any politician except Sergio Mattarella and without talking about the “hottest” topics, the ones that led to the disagreements: the French president acknowledged that recently there have been excesses between the two countries (judged, however, as a secondary topic by Macron), but the will is to go beyond that. The opportunity for reconciliation is therefore offered by the Leonardo celebrations. As early as the day before yesterday, Minister of Cultural Heritage Alberto Bonisoli had met with the French Minister of Culture, Franck Riester, in a bilateral meeting from which it emerged Italy’s willingness to collaborate in the realization of the celebrations in France and to lend some of the Tuscan artist’s works, which will therefore be sent temporarily to France.

The May 2 meeting, Macron still let it be known, will also be attended by young Italians and Frenchmen: during the official speech, they will talk about Europe and the future, the president of the French republic anticipated.

Pictured: Emmanuel Macron and Sergio Mattarella.

France and Italy reconcile through art. In May Mattarella in Amboise to celebrate Leonardo with Macron

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