Meet Da Vinci in Light & Shadow: Tribute to Leonardo da Vinci exhibition opens in Beijing

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2019 is the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci. As a tribute to him, a grand experiential exhibition has opened in Beijing. A combination of art and technology, it depicts the amazing painting talent of da Vinci, and demonstrates the advanced creativity of the versatile genius in many different fields. Sun Wei takes a look.

SUN WEI BEIJING "The exhibition uses images to tell stories. The scenes are grand and fascinating. Explore with me what's happening when the art of da Vinci meets new media technologies."

Through this immersive exhibition experience with strong visual impact, the audience can walk into the inner world of this talented artist.

With curiosity and admiration, we come to understand his paintings, exploration and achievements in the infinite fields of astronomy, geography, medicine, architecture, nature, water engineering, and military.

The story narration is shown on the wall by large-scale projectors, and includes hundreds of HD digital images, full-screen HD videos and 360-degree Dolby surround sound.

The exhibits include the HD replica of da Vinci's masterpieces, represented by 16 oil paintings and nearly a hundred precious manuscripts.

There are also tens of machine models invented by Leonardo, which were restored by the Martelli Studio in Italy, according to specific data of the original ones.

The exhibition was made as a collaboration between Beijing Great Wonders International and Italy's Cross Media Group. It runs until September 8th in Beijing, before touring other cities like Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hangzhou. SW, CGTN.