The Codex Atlanticus, the largest collection of drawings and writings by Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci, has been infested with mould, according to Italian authorities. No insurance on stolen Picasso, Portinari Brazilian museum reveals Brazil’s premiere modern art museum has revealed that it had no insurance on paintings by Pablo Picasso and one of Brazil’s best known artists, Candido Portinari, that were stolen Thursday. Precious da Vinci papers infested with mould The Codex Atlanticus, the largest collection of drawings and writings by Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci, is riddled with mould, according to Italian authorities. Olmert, Abbas meet ahead of Bush Mideast visit Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas are to meet Thursday amid a furor over Israel’s plans to build homes in an East Jerusalem neigbourhood. Canadiens hope to regain their touch on the road Montreal Canadiens are in Tampa on Thursday night trying to regain some recent lost form on the road, while the Lightning hope to get back on the home horse after slipping lately. Senators cool off surging Sabres Dany Heatley notched three points â” including an empty-net goal â” for the Ottawa Senators as the Eastern Conference leaders snapped the Buffalo Sabres’ six-game winning streak with a 5-3 road win Wednesday night. read more
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MILAN - It’s not a movie sequel, but Italian scholars are tackling a mystery that could be called “The Da Vinci Mold. Leonardo da Vinci’s Codex Atlanticus, the largest collection of drawings and writings by the Renaissance master, has been infiltrated by fungus. The extent of any damage is not yet known to the roughly 1,120-page Codex containing his drawings and writings from 1478-1519 on topics ranging from flying machines to weapons, mathematics to botany. Marco Navoni, a historian at the Biblioteca Ambrosiana where the documents are housed. read more
Leonardo da Vinci ’s Codex Atlanticus, the largest collection of drawings and writings by the Renaissance master, has been infiltrated by mold, officials said Friday. The extent of any damage is not yet known to the roughly 1,120-page Codex containing his drawings and writings from 1478-1519 on topics ranging from flying machines to weapons, mathematics to botany. Mold was first identified in April 2006 by an American scholar, and confirmed by the conservation experts from the Florence-based state conservation institute, Opificio delle Pietre Dure. Until the scientific analysis is done the extent of the damage and its cause will not be identified, said the Opificio’s deputy director, Cecilia Frosinini. Frosinini said the mold could be the result of factors including exposure during any exhibition or study, or the unintended consequence of a 1968-72 restoration. Rome with models of flying machines and other contraptions made from Leonardo’s drawings in the Codex were been hugely popular. read more
