Filippo Tincolini Unveils Monumental Leonardo da Vinci Sculpture in Vinci Using Robotic Technology

On April 15, 2026, the city of Vinci inaugurated a new public monument titled 'Leonardo torna a Vinci' by artist Filippo Tincolini. The sculpture, weighing five tons and standing 220 centimeters tall on a 120-centimeter base, is carved from Carrara marble. Created to honor Leonardo da Vinci on his birthday, the work deliberately avoids definitive representation, instead presenting an open figure that invites ongoing interpretation of Leonardo's contemporary relevance. Tincolini designed and used a custom robot for the marble carving, integrating robotic milling with manual intervention to make technology central to the artistic process. This approach reflects Leonardo's own view of technology as a tool for understanding the world. A companion black-and-white photographic exhibition by Laura Veschi, 'Il tempo e l’istante – Genesi di un’opera,' visually documents the sculpture's creation, focusing on materiality and intermediate stages. Mayor Daniele Vanni emphasized that Vinci aims to be an active cultural production space, not merely a site of memory. The monument is intended to operate continuously through viewer engagement, posing the enduring question of Leonardo's identity today.