Royal Library of Turin

The presumed self-portrait of Leonardo da Vinci from the Royal Library.

The Royal Library of Turin (Biblioteca Reale di Torino) is located under the porticoes on the ground floor of the Royal Palace^[1] (today a World Heritage Site) in the north-west Italian city of Turin. At the time of the library’s foundation around 1840, Turin was the capital of the Kingdom of Sardinia and the library was fitted out by Pelagio Palagi on the initiative of the King of Sardinia Carlo Alberto^[1] in order to hold the rare manuscripts that had been collected by the House of Savoy for many years. The king also increased the collection by 2000 drawings by famous artists, including Leonardo da Vinci. In 1893, during the reign of Umberto I of Savoy as King of Italy, the collection of Leonardo da Vinci drawings was added to by a Russian collector who donated Codex on the Flight of Birds.^[2] Further works by Leonardo held by the library include his well-known self-portrait, his study for the angel in the first version of his Virgin of the Rocks, and his study for the angel in Verrocchio's The Baptism of Christ.

Notes

1 2 Biblioteca Reale AOL Travel
↑ "Leonardo da Vinci: Drawings from the Biblioteca Reale in Turin". Birmingham Museum of Art. Archived from the original on October 17, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-25.

Tourism in Turin

Archaeological sites	Palatine Towers

Basilica & Cathedral	Turin Cathedral Basilica of Corpus Domini Basilica of Our Lady Basilica of Superga Santuario della Consolata

Churches	Chapel of the Holy Shroud S Lorenzo Gran Madre di Dio Madonna del Pilone Monte dei Cappuccini S Teresa

Other	Castello del Valentino Mole Antonelliana Palazzo Carignano Palazzo Chiablese Palazzo Madama University Library Villa della Regina Royal Palace with Armory and Royal Library

Theatres	Teatro Carignano Teatro Regio

Museums	Egyptian Museum Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile Museum of the Risorgimento Oriental Art Museum National Museum of Cinema Sabauda Gallery Natural History Museum Ancient Art Museum

Gardens and parks	Parco del Valentino Botanical Garden

Events and traditions	Italian Environmental Film Festival Torino Film Festival Turin International Book Fair

Residences of the Royal House of Savoy in Piedmont

Turin	Castello del Valentino Palazzo Carignano Palazzo Chiablese Palazzo Madama Royal Palace of Turin Villa della Regina

Province of Turin	Castle of Agliè Castle of Moncalieri Castle of Rivoli Palazzina di caccia of Stupinigi Castle of Mandria Palace of Venaria

Province of Cuneo	Castle of Govone Pollenzo Estate Castle of Racconigi Reggia di Valcasotto

Coordinates: 45°04′19.8″N 7°41′07.8″E / 45.072167°N 7.685500°E / 45.072167; 7.685500

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