With the Year of Leonardo da Vinci upon us, you’d be hard-pressed to find someone with more interest invested in the Renaissance master than Maurizio Seracini, a born-and-bred Florentine and a biomedical engineer who has made a career out of blending science and cultural heritage in the pursuit of conservation. Between teaching at the University of California San Diego and working with the international art market through his company Editech, Seracini has also been behind studies of Leonardo’s Battle of Anghiari, Adoration of the Magi and The Last Supper. The engineer spoke with The Florentine about his experiences with the great artist’s works and the benefits of allowing science and cultural heritage to work hand-in-hand.
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