Room VI · Modernity

Plan of the Ambrosian Library

Anonymous artist

Printed on paper with an image of the Ambrosian Library from an old printing plate, with a woman in the lower right corner. Handwritten legend on the back: "Leonardo da Vinci was greatly interested in the invention of printing and designed a mechanism to move and operate it. Codex Atlanticus fol. 358rb, and models built from his drawings or designs for the Leonardo exhibition. Milan 1939".

Classification

Printed matter

Date

1920–1950 · 20th century

Material

Paper

Dimensions

7.7 × 2.7 × 0.1 cm

Inventory no.

MUNAG.043.02547

Credits

Curator: Gabriela Zesati · Fotografía: Israel Salinas