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Da Vinci, Renaissance: The Italian touch to the art of costume
A collection of Renaissance costumes are being showcased at an exhibition in Jakarta, transporting visitors into a world of duchesse fabric and Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpieces.
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Back in time: Models wear Italian Renaissance era costumes at the opening of Leonardo Opera Omnia exhibition in Jakarta. (Courtesy of Italian Cultural Institute/-)
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he ongoing Leonardo Opera Omnia exhibition not only features high-definition reproductions of Leonardo da Vinci’s celebrated masterpieces in their original scales but also 13 Renaissance costumes – paraded around and plunging everyone into a world of duchesse fabric and paintings from the Mona Lisa to The Last Supper.
The costumes from Il Costume Atelier are being exhibited at the Italian Cultural Institute in Menteng, Central Jakarta, until Feb. 22, in conjunction with the Leonardo Opera Omnia exhibition, held to mark the 500th anniversary of da Vinci’s passing at the Bank Mandiri Museum in Central Jakarta from Feb. 6 to March 3.
The idea to include the costume exhibition – jointly organized by the Italian Embassy, Istituto di Moda Burgo Indonesia and Il Teatro della Moda Indonesia – came from Maria Battaglia, director of the Italian Cultural Institute in Jakarta.
“[Leonardo da Vinci] was very interested in fashion as well,” she said when describing why a fashion show of these costumes was included.
Launched in February last year, the Leonardo Opera Omnia exhibition has been held in several places in other Asian countries, including China, Malaysia and Myanmar.
