Renato Catto
He was a Technology Teacher in Middle School, Professor of Refresher Courses for teachers, appointed by the Ministry of Education. Graduated in Sociology at the University of Trento, he has always been assiduously involved in social issues, even with leading roles. Passionate scholar of the life and works of Leonardo Da Vinci, he applied himself above all in the study of the scientific-technological projects of the Great Master. Over the years he has managed to reproduce various real and working models on the basis of the Vincentian Codes and has enhanced their technical and historical originality.
The help of his son Nicola was constant and effective in the realization of the most demanding wooden artefacts, for some of which it is in fact difficult to establish a bound between art and craftsmanship. There are more than 60 fully realized prototypes; some models remain unfinished and some parts of machines are already designed; this testifies the commitment and willingness to keep creating new works until the very last moment of his life.
It is important to underline that, as he was an excellent teacher, he always considered his work for didactic purposes.
The path proposed from time to time in the various exhibitions has always been aimed at enhancing the technical and historical originality of Leonardo’s research,and the modernity of his thought.
Faithful reproductions of the works, where possible in real size, have been exhibited in numerous exhibitions in Veneto (Oderzo, Treviso, Conegliano, Montebelluna), in Friuli (Pordenone, Villesse, Gorizia, Trieste), in Germany (Cologne) and in Mexico City.
An unfulfilled dream: a permanent exhibition in Veneto/Friuli, a borderland but also a bridge between history and different cultures.
Very rich and complex, carefully preserved by the family, the collection of manuscripts, drawings, projects, notes, testifying to the timely research and difficulties
encountered in deciphering and interpreting the Vinciani Codes. Numerous texts on Leonardo have been found and analysed over the course of many years of tireless research.
He was a Technology Teacher in Middle School, Professor of Refresher Courses for teachers, appointed by the Ministry of Education. Graduated in Sociology at the University of Trento, he has always been assiduously involved in social issues, even with leading roles. Passionate scholar of the life and works of Leonardo Da Vinci, he applied himself above all in the study of the scientific-technological projects of the Great Master. Over the years he has managed to reproduce various real and working models on the basis of the Vincentian Codes and has enhanced their technical and historical originality.
The help of his son Nicola was constant and effective in the realization of the most demanding wooden artefacts, for some of which it is in fact difficult to establish a bound between art and craftsmanship. There are more than 60 fully realized prototypes; some models remain unfinished and some parts of machines are already designed; this testifies the commitment and willingness to keep creating new works until the very last moment of his life.
It is important to underline that, as he was an excellent teacher, he always considered his work for didactic purposes.
The path proposed from time to time in the various exhibitions has always been aimed at enhancing the technical and historical originality of Leonardo’s research,and the modernity of his thought.
Faithful reproductions of the works, where possible in real size, have been exhibited in numerous exhibitions in Veneto (Oderzo, Treviso, Conegliano, Montebelluna), in Friuli (Pordenone, Villesse, Gorizia, Trieste), in Germany (Cologne) and in Mexico City.
An unfulfilled dream: a permanent exhibition in Veneto/Friuli, a borderland but also a bridge between history and different cultures.
Very rich and complex, carefully preserved by the family, the collection of manuscripts, drawings, projects, notes, testifying to the timely research and difficulties
encountered in deciphering and interpreting the Vinciani Codes. Numerous texts on Leonardo have been found and analysed over the course of many years of tireless research.
