Leonardo Da Vinci's Mechanical Lion [View all]

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'Leonardo da Vinci's mechanical lion goes on display in Paris,' physorg,*Sept. 12, 2019.

Leonardo da Vinci's famous mechanical lion on Wednesday went on display in Paris for a month, in a tribute to the Renaissance master 500 years after his death. The lion, which is two metres (six feet, seven inches) high and three metres long and made of wood with a metal mechanism, is a reconstruction based on a rudimentary sketch left by da Vinci.

The original automaton, long since lost, was designed by da Vinci on a commission from Pope Leo X to amuse French king Francois I. Da Vinci, who died in May 1519, had a legendary obsession with the flight of birds and how understanding the mechanism could lead to the creation of a human flying machine. The lion is on display at the Italian Cultural Institute in Paris.

- Major Rome exhibition to celebrate Leonardo da Vinci
https://phys.org/news/2019-03-major-rome-celebrate-leonardo-da.html

https://phys.org/news/2019-09-leonardo-da-vinci-mechanical-lion.html

*A compartment in the lion opened up to present the King lily flowers, the 'fleur de lis' symbol of France.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleur-de-lis





King Francis I of France, Patron of the Arts & Humanities, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_I_of_France

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