Stephane COMPOINT
LEONARD DE VINCI
All the reportage (HR)
All the reportage (LR)
PDF (extract)
France - Loire Valley - Indre et Loire (37) - Castle of Clos Lucé : Reconstitution of the painter's studio. Leonardo da Vinci arrived in France in 1516 with three of his major paintings: The Virgin, the Child Jesus and Saint Anne, who will remain unfinished (left), Saint John the Baptist, whom he finishes at Clos Lucé (on the right), and the Mona Lisa. ONLY_0380570

France - Loire valley - Indre et Loire (37) - Castle of Amboise : Saint Hubert chapel, built in 1493 on the foundation of the oratory, erected under Louis XI. Destined for the private use of sovereigns, it is flamboyant Gothic. It is here that lies the burial of Leonardo da Vinci, died in Amboise May 2, 1519. ONLY_0378595
France - Loire valley - Indre et Loire (37) - Castle of Amboise : Saint Hubert chapel, built in 1493 on the foundation of the oratory, erected under Louis XI. Destined for the private use of sovereigns, it is flamboyant Gothic. It is here that lies the burial of Leonardo da Vinci, died in Amboise May 2, 1519. ONLY_0378594

France - Loire Valley - Indre et Loire (37) - Castle of Clos Lucé : South east facade. François 1er and his elder sister, Marguerite de Navarre were raised here a part of their youth. Leonardo da Vinci arrived here in 1516, at the age of 64, bringing with him three of his major canvases: St. John the Baptist, The Virgin, the Child Jesus and St. Anne and The Mona Lisa. Here, Leonard is near the castle of Amboise, the home of King François 1st. The king named him "first painter, first engineer and first architect of the king" with an annual pension of one thousand crowns. He died at Clos Lucé in 1519, and is buried at Amboise Castle. ONLY_0380555

France - Loire Valley - Indre et Loire (37) - Castle of Clos Lucé : Machine rooms: conceived and designed by Leonardo in the fourteenth century, they carried out scrupulously, by the company IBM, according to the drawings of the master, with the materials of the time. Here, the ancestors of the bicycle (left) and the car (right): on it, the movement is transmitted to the rear wheels by alternately banding the spring of the right wheel and that of the left wheel. ONLY_0380584
France - Loire Valley - Indre et Loire (37) - Castle of Clos Lucé : Reconstitution of the artist's drawings workshop, with sketches of current projects, between 1516 and 1519. ONLY_0380574
France - Loire Valley - Indre et Loire (37) - Castle of Clos Lucé - Leonardo da Vinci Park, where are exposed different machines, designed according to the drawings of Leonardo with the materials of the time : the paddle wheel. The hydraulic power animates a large number of machines present in Leonardo's notebooks: hydraulic saws, fullers, forging bellows, producers of air conditioning, etc. ONLY_0380592

France - Loire Valley - Indre et Loire (37) - Castle of Clos Lucé : Council Room, furnished in the style of the time. It is here that the artist received his distinguished guests, notably King François 1er. Leonardo da Vinci arrived in France in 1516 with three of his major paintings: The Virgin, the Child Jesus and St. Anne, St. John the Baptist, and The Mona Lisa (photo). ONLY_0380578
France - Loire Valley - Indre et Loire (37) - Castle of Clos Lucé : Machine rooms : conceived and designed by Leonardo in the fourteenth century, they carried out scrupulously, by the company IBM, according to the drawings of the master, with the materials of the time. Here, the ancestor of the parachute. ONLY_0380583
France - Loire valley - Loir et Cher (41) - Castle of Chambord : The large staircase with double revolution (or "double helix"), which one probably owes to Leonardo da Vinci, is extended in a single propeller (photo) surrounded by a glass roof bathed in light. The ascent continues in the form of a central column which gives access to the lantern. ONLY_0381399

France - Loire Valley - Indre et Loire (37) - Castle of Clos Lucé - Leonardo da Vinci Park, where are exposed different machines, designed according to the drawings of Leonardo with the materials of the time : the flying propeller, considered as an anticipation of the helicopter, reveals his great knowledge of aerodynamics . In the sixteenth century, there was not enough energy to operate this type of machine. ONLY_0380590
<
France - Loire Valley - Indre et Loire (37) - Castle of Clos Lucé : Reconstitution of the scientific workshop of Leonardo. On the pages of this book, the "mirror" writing, characteristic of the master. ONLY_0380576
France - Loire Valley - Indre et Loire (37) - Castle of Clos Lucé : Leonardo da Vinci's room. It is here that the painter dies, May 2, 1519. In the center, Renaissance bed with canopy, carved chimeras, cherubs and marine animals. On the left of the bed, a reproduction of the painting "The death of Leonardo da Vinci" by Ingres (1818). We see Francis I at the bedside of the master (the presence of the latter on the day of the painter's death being disputed by historians). ONLY_0380558

ONLY_0382165

ONLY_0382171
ONLY_0382173

ONLY_0382175

France - Loire valley - Indre et Loire (37) - Castle of Amboise : Saint Hubert chapel, built in 1493 on the foundation of the oratory, erected under Louis XI. Destined for the private use of sovereigns, it is flamboyant Gothic. It is here that lies the burial of Leonardo da Vinci, died in Amboise May 2, 1519. ONLY_0378593
All the reportage (HR)
All the reportage (LR)
PDF
Un reportage de
Stephane COMPOINT
Specialized in aerial photography, Stéphane use to work with famous French and international magazines.
He mainly produces major historical, scientific or environmental reports.
Its exclusivity: aerial photography through the use of a drone or a captive photo-balloon of its design.
Mid-level shots with exclusive shots in silence, and without polluting emissions ...
from 5 to 500 meters above sea level, breathtaking images!
NOS AUTRES REPORTAGES
FEATURES DISPLAY, AVAILABLE SOON !

THE VATICAN FROM ABOVE

© Stephane COMPOINT

FEATURES DISPLAY, AVAILABLE SOON !

MADAGASCAR : A LA DECOUVERTE DU NORD DE L'ILE

© Stephane FRANCES

Itinéraire privilégié !
De Diego Suarez, la ville la plus cosmopolite
à Nosy Be, surnommée « l'île aux parfums",
venez découvrir les beautés de la région septentrionale

FEATURES DISPLAY, AVAILABLE SOON !
MOROCCO

ASILAH

© Stephane FRANCES

FEATURES DISPLAY, AVAILABLE SOON !
MALDIVES

DHONI MIGHILI

© Stephane FRANCES

FEATURES DISPLAY, AVAILABLE SOON !
SENEGAL

CRUISE ON THE RIVER

© Michel RENAUDEAU

FEATURES DISPLAY, AVAILABLE SOON !

MAASTRICHT, EGLISES REVISITÉES

© Antoine LORGNIER

FEATURES DISPLAY, AVAILABLE SOON !
CROISIÈRE DE RÊVE

L’INDONESIE À TOUTES VOILES

© Stephane FRANCES

AU COEUR DES ÎLOTS RECULÉS
DE L'ARCHIPEL DE LA SONDE, EN INDONÉSIE,
PATTY SEERY, UNE AMÉRICAINE HORS DU COMMUN,
VOUS REÇOIT À BORD DE SON BATEAU DE LÉGENDE :
LE SILOLONA...

FEATURES DISPLAY, AVAILABLE SOON !
ITALY

HUT'S DREAM

© Stephane FRANCES

FEATURES DISPLAY, AVAILABLE SOON !
POLAR

ANTARCTICA DREAM

© Antoine LORGNIER

FEATURES DISPLAY, AVAILABLE SOON !
INDE

LE KUSHTI

© Severine DABADIE

FEATURES DISPLAY, AVAILABLE SOON !
CHINA

YUNNAN

© Wilfried LOUVET

Help / An advice ?