Once only indicated through a sketch by Leonardo da Vinci from around 1495, concealed passageways have been discovered ...

He turned it into the Sforza Castle, complete with towers, courtyards, and frescoed-lined halls. In 1494, Francesco’s successor, Ludovico Sforza, built on the castle’s tradition and hired ...

After the original was destroyed in the 1400s the Duke of Milan, Francesco Sforza, ordered a new castle to be constructed on the ruins. When Francesco died in 1466, his son Ludovico Sforza took ...

Before the Scala opened in 1778, Milan was best known as the home of Sforza-family political intrigue, and the adopted home of Leonardo da Vinci. Ludovico Sforza murdered his way onto Milan’s ...

Leonardo da Vinci spent time at the castle during the late 1400s as a member of the court of Duke Ludovico Sforza.(Representational) The Politecnico di Milano or The Polytechnic University of ...

Everything you need to know about Leonardo da Vinci is contained in the work he did in the 1480s and 1490s for Ludovico Sforza — Ludovico il Moro, the Duke of Milan. And it’s in this capacity ...

Also known as Ludovico il Moro, Sforza was the duke of Milan from 1494 to 1498. Historical sources indicate the grief-stricken duke would have built the tunnel for easy access to reach his late ...