LeonardoâŻdaâŻVinci, after living and working his last years in France under King FrançoisâŻI, passed away on MayâŻ2,âŻ1519 at ChĂąteau du Clos LucĂ© in Amboise. He had expressed in his will that he wished to be buried in the royal collegiate church of SaintâFlorentin, located within the
However, during the French Revolution, the SaintâFlorentin church was destroyed (around 1802â1808), and Leonardoâs original gravesite was lost ....
In 1863, arts inspector ArsĂšne Houssaye led excavations at the ruins of SaintâFlorentin and discovered skeletal remains together with a bronze ring and inscribed stones bearing parts of Leonardoâs. In 1871 (or 1874, depending on the source), these remains were moved and reinterred in the Chapel of SaintâHubert, a charming Gothic chapel that stands within the gardens of...
   Read moreA burial place fit for a king and rightly so for this wide-ranging genius ahead of his time. The true Rainessance Polymath who left us with so many inventions but alas with few paintings.
He died in Amboise on 2 May 1519, and his simple tomb is housed in the beautiful Chapel of Saint-Hubert within the grounds of the castle.
The chapel can be seen from street...
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Une magnifique visite de la chapelle Saint-Hubert, situĂ© dans lâenceinte du chĂąteau royal dâAmboise . Avec un panorama extraordinaire, une vue magnifique surplombant la ville authentique de Amboise.
LĂ©onard va rĂ©sider durant les trois derniĂšres annĂ©es de sa vie au Manoir du Clos LucĂ©, Ă quelques encablures du chĂąteau royal dâAmboise. Je vous recommande la visite de celui-ci Ă©galement.
Si les archives sont imprĂ©cises, on sait de maniĂšre quâil jouera un rĂŽle central dans lâorganisation logistique des grandes cĂ©rĂ©monies organisĂ©es au chĂąteau, au printemps 1518. Ses talents de « metteur en fĂȘte » sont mis Ă contribution Ă ces occasions pour la crĂ©ation de dĂ©cors monumentaux et la conception des effets spĂ©ciaux.
Au crĂ©puscule de sa vie, LĂ©onard de Vinci rĂ©dige un testament dans lequel il exprime sa volontĂ© dâĂȘtre inhumĂ© au chĂąteau dâAmboise. Ce privilĂšge lui sera accordĂ© et il sera mis en terre dans lâĂ©glise Saint Florentin, situĂ© au cĆur du palais. Cette sĂ©pulture sera dĂ©placĂ©e dans la chapelle Saint Hubert, au milieu du XIXe siĂšcle. Elle sây...
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