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between art and science and features works from Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales’s art and natural history collections, as well as loans from Cardiff University Library’s Special Collections, including the Blaschka glass models, taxidermy, botanical prints and wax models.
“We are delighted to be working in partnership with Royal Collection Trust in bringing this exhibition of exceptional drawings by one of the great artists of the Renaissance to National Museum Cardiff,” says David Anderson, director general of Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales.
“It is very exciting to be part of this ambitious programme which makes the work widely accessible to audi ences across the UK.
“I hope our visitors here in Wales take the opportunity to see this extraordinary collection of drawings in person and learn more about Leonardo da Vinci’s fascinating life.”
Martin Clayton, head of prints and drawings for the Royal Collection Trust, adds that the exhibition demonstrates the extraordinarily wide range of Leonardo’s work throughout his lifetime.
“It is a thrilling opportunity for audiences to engage directly with one of the greatest minds in history,” he says.
“His drawings were central to his work in every field, both his artistic projects and his scientific investigations: they allowed Leonardo to work out his ideas on paper and can be viewed as his private laboratory.”
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