Sunday, June 8, 2008

Sala delle Asse in Milan

Just had to share this "painting" I discovered while trying to find where da Vinci mentioned tree rings. (Still working on that, but you never know what you may find when going on one of these adventures.)

This is actually a fresco on the ceiling and vault in Sforza's castle in Milan. It's intriguing because according to Loadstar's Lair, which I found in my "trees and da Vinci" search, it is made up of eighteen willow (one meaning of vinci is willow) trees. By the way, this is a beautiful website with many of Leonardo da Vinci's paintings and their history, plus a timeline and biographical information.

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