Leonardo da Vinci is in vogue in Madrid. First was the discovery of La Gioconda in El Prado, painted while he was working in the Louvre, but not sure if the Italian artist's hand intervened or not in this version of the famous painting. And now again, today with the commemoration of the discovery of two manuscripts written by his own hand, it was thoungt to be lost, until the National Library (BNE) thanks to Dr. Jules Piccus, an expert on medieval Spanish literature at the University of Massachusetts, found them by chance looking for medieval Spanish song books.
On 14 February 1967, 45 years ago, the New York Times announced the discovery of these valuable documents of the Florentine master.
"The Madrid Codices Madrid I and II are a unique work," says Gloria Perez Salmeron, director of the National Library. The institution has continued to lose this opportunity and has taken advantage in the restoration process of these documents preparing an exhibition that will showcase many pages simultaneously of the two manuscripts of Leonardo. "It will be between October and December,"
"The Madrid Codices Madrid I and II are a unique work," says Gloria Perez Salmeron, director of the National Library. The institution has continued to lose this opportunity and has taken advantage in the restoration process of these documents preparing an exhibition that will showcase many pages simultaneously of the two manuscripts of Leonardo. "It will be between October and December,"
