. Leonardo da Vinci, artist, thinker and man of science. niANCA MARIA SFORZA. (From a drawing by G. M. Cavalli.)(Accademia, Venice.) 1492. In 1495, Bramante repaired to thecastle of Pavia, to seek the designs of theClock Room destined to serve as modelsfor one of the rooms of the castle at Vige-vano ; he also consulted a manuscript con-taining representations of the Planets, withwhich Lodovico proposed to decorate theceiling of a room in the castle.^ In the sameyear, Lodovico ordered a marble scutcheonfrom Gian Cristoforo Romano, for thechurch of the Misericordia at Vigevano(now destroyed,)2 T
. Leonardo da Vinci, artist, thinker and man of science. niANCA MARIA SFORZA. (From a drawing by G. M. Cavalli.)(Accademia, Venice.) 1492. In 1495, Bramante repaired to thecastle of Pavia, to seek the designs of theClock Room destined to serve as modelsfor one of the rooms of the castle at Vige-vano ; he also consulted a manuscript con-taining representations of the Planets, withwhich Lodovico proposed to decorate theceiling of a room in the castle.^ In the sameyear, Lodovico ordered a marble scutcheonfrom Gian Cristoforo Romano, for thechurch of the Misericordia at Vigevano(now destroyed,)2 The reader may judge. THE EMPEROR MAXIMILIAN. (From a drawing by G. M. Caval(Accademia, Venice ) by a contemporary document, given in theaccompanying note, of the multiplicity ofundertakings which the duke carried outwith a sort of feverish ardour.^ 1 Richter, vol. ii. p. 236. DAdda, Lidagini, vol. 156. ^ Archivio storico delV Arte, 1888, p. 57. 2 June, 1497. Orders issued to Marchesino Stanga ;First, to have a ducal scutcheon in marble placed abovethe Porta Lodovico, and ten bronze medals with theeffigy of the Duke put behind the door (in the founda-tions?). Item, inquire if II Ciobbo (Cristoforo Solari)can execute this year, besides the sepulchre, a part of thealtar, and whether all the marbles are ready; if not,send for them to Venice or Carrara. Item, urge Leonardo the Florentine to finish the work he has begun in the refectory delle Grazie, so that hemay attend to the opposite wall of the refectory; make a contract with him, signed by hisown hand, which shall engage him to finish whatever he unde
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