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The vault of the Sala delle Asse after the 1950s restoration. The Sala delle Asse (In English: 'room of the wooden planks'), is a large room in the Castello Sforzesco in Milan, the location of a painting in tempera on plaster by Leonardo da Vinci, dating from about 1498.
Jul 4, 2023 · Last Updated on July 4, 2023 by Leslie Livingston. Here's my guide to Leonardo da Vinci's Sala delle Asse fresco. It's housed in the magnificent Castello Sforzesco, a top attraction in Milan Italy. The fresco is one of Leonardo's lesser know works. But it's his largest painting with a unique decorative program.
We do know, however, that at the beginning of the 16th century the Sala delle Asse was called the "Sala dei Moroni", alluding to the large pergola of mulberry trees painted by...
Leonardo da Vinci created a gigantic arbor of mulberry trees that, starting from the large trees painted along the walls, spreads out to cover the entire vault in a dense tangle of branches...
Sforzesco Castle. Sala delle Asse, ongoing restoration (2019) (1498 ca) by Leonardo da Vinci Sforzesco Castle. Reconstructing History. Scarce records exist for the Sala delle Asse...
Leonardo's decoration. Leonardo transformed the hall into a complex arboreal pergola, by painting the intertwined branches of sixteen mulberry trees embellished with ropes. On the walls he painted sturdy trunks planted on a high embankment, on which he created monochrome roots, rocks and scenery.
Title: Sala delle Asse, detail of preparatory drawing of branches and leaves; Creator: Leonardo Da Vinci; Date Created: 1498 ca; Location: Milan, Sforza Castle, Museum of Ancient Art,...
