Wide view of Leonardo da Vinci's painting workshop at the Château du Clos Lucé with its monumental fireplace, lighting design by Ponctuelle© Eric Sander
Wide view of Leonardo da Vinci's painting workshop at the Château du Clos Lucé with its monumental fireplace, lighting design by Ponctuelle
Leonardo da Vinci's study at the Château du Clos Lucé with a desk and a cabinet of curiosities, lighting design by Ponctuelle
Leonardo da Vinci's painting workshop at the Château du Clos Lucé with palette and pigments in the foreground, lighting design by Ponctuelle
Leonardo da Vinci's machine room at the Château du Clos Lucé with suspended models, lighting design by Ponctuelle

Château du Clos Lucé - Amboise

In Amboise, Ponctuelle designed the lighting for Leonardo da Vinci’s workshops at the Château du Clos Lucé, a listed historic monument and the master’s last home. Opened in 2016 to mark the 500th anniversary of his arrival in France, the workshops complete the château’s major restoration programme.

The lighting showcases the models and objects on display and immerses visitors in the artist’s working atmosphere, while respecting the historic character of the site.

It follows a dynamic scenario: synchronised with the workshops’ immersive soundscape, in which the voice of Leonardo da Vinci guides visitors from room to room, the light follows the narrative and reveals each object in turn as it is mentioned.

Client: François Saint Bris
Area: 200 m²
Scope: lighting design, site supervision and focusing
Completion: 2016

Partners:
Scenography: Jean-Baptiste Pontecorvo
Lighting design: Ponctuelle

Photo credits: © ADT Touraine – Léonard de Serres; Eric Sander; Cécil Mathieu