Leonardo’s interest in Vitruvian machinatio, subservient to the needs of military architecture, starts with the return of the Sienese tradition involving mechanisms used both in civil and military fields. Whilst Martini’s influence on his military studies is partly known, very little is as yet known about the extent to which they were influenced by direct observation of fortified cities. This study analyses some drawings in which the Master achieves a perfect synthesis of art and science, harmonizing together the natural features of a territory and the technical aspects necessary to forge military strategies.
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Chapter Title
Con l’occhio di Leonardo. Città fortificate e scenari possibili: paesaggio, cartografia e architettura militare
Authors
Valentina Burgassi
Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/978-88-5518-514-1.12
Peer Reviewed
Publication Year
2023
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Book Title
Lo sguardo territorialista di Leonardo
Book Subtitle
Il cartografo, l’ingegnere idraulico, il progettista di città e territori
Editors
Daniela Poli
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
270
Publication Year
2023
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© 2023 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/978-88-5518-514-1
ISBN Print
978-88-5518-513-4
eISBN (pdf)
978-88-5518-514-1
eISBN (xml)
978-88-5518-515-8
Series Title
Territori
Series ISSN
2704-5978
Series E-ISSN
2704-579X