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{{Infobox library|name=Biblioteca Reale|name_en=Royal Library|library_logo=Bibliotecareale.jpg|country=[[Italy]]|established=1842|location=[[Turin]]|coordinates=|website=[https://www.museireali.beniculturali.it/biblioteca-reale/ Official website]}}[[File:Leonardo_da_Vinci_-_presumed_self-portrait_-_WGA12798.jpg|thumb|130px|The presumed [[Self-portrait (Leonardo da Vinci)|self-portrait of Leonardo da Vinci]] from the Royal Library.]]
{{Infobox library|name=Biblioteca Reale|name_en=Royal Library|library_logo=Bibliotecareale.jpg|country=[[Italy]]|established=1842|location=[[Turin]]|coordinates=|website=[https://www.museireali.beniculturali.it/biblioteca-reale/ Official website]}}[[File:Leonardo_da_Vinci_-_presumed_self-portrait_-_WGA12798.jpg|thumb|130px|The presumed [[Self-portrait (Leonardo da Vinci)|self-portrait of Leonardo da Vinci]] from the Royal Library.]]


The '''Royal Library of Turin''' ({{Lang-it|Biblioteca Reale di Torino}}) is a [[library]] located within the ground floor of the [[Royal Palace of Turin]], itself a [[World Heritage Site]] in [[Turin]], [[Italy]].
The '''Royal Library of Turin''' (''Biblioteca Reale di Torino'') is located under the [[portico]]es on the ground floor of the [[Royal Palace of Turin|Royal Palace]]<ref name="aol"/> (today a [[World Heritage Site]]) in the north-west [[Italy|Italian]] city of [[Turin]]. At the time of the library’s foundation around 1840, Turin was the capital of the [[Kingdom of Sardinia]] and the library was fitted out by [[Pelagio Palagi]] on the initiative of the [[King of Sardinia]] [[Carlo Alberto]]<ref name="aol">[http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/Biblioteca+Reale-Turin-attractions--Italy:30:109095 Biblioteca Reale] AOL Travel</ref> in order to hold the rare manuscripts that had been collected by the [[House of Savoy]] for many years. The king also increased the collection by 2000 drawings by famous artists, including [[Leonardo da Vinci]]. In 1893, during the reign of [[Umberto I of Savoy]] as [[King of Italy]], the collection of Leonardo da Vinci drawings was added to by a Russian collector who donated ''[[Codex on the Flight of Birds]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artsbma.org/exhibitions/leonardo-davinci/about-the-leonardo-exhibition/biblioteca-reale |title=Leonardo da Vinci: Drawings from the Biblioteca Reale in Turin |accessdate=2008-10-25 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher=Birmingham Museum of Art |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081017083322/http://www.artsbma.org/exhibitions/leonardo-davinci/about-the-leonardo-exhibition/biblioteca-reale |archivedate=October 17, 2008 }}</ref> Further works by Leonardo held by the library include his [[Self-portrait (Leonardo da Vinci)|well-known self-portrait]], his study for the angel in the first version of his ''[[Virgin of the Rocks]]'', and his study for the angel in [[Verrocchio]]'s ''[[The Baptism of Christ (Verrocchio)|The Baptism of Christ]]''.

== History ==
Since his ascent to the throne of the [[Kingdom of Sardinia]] in 1831, king [[King Charles Albert|Charles Albert]] wished to boost the cultural standing of the nation, and he did so through the introduction of a series of reforms and the establishment of a number of institutions.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.seetorino.com/la-biblioteca-reale-torino/|title=La Biblioteca Reale di Torino - SeeTorino|date=2016-10-25|work=SeeTorino|access-date=2018-03-10|language=it-IT}}</ref> The library was then founded in 1842 as one of such institutions, with one of its aims being that of grouping and safeguarding manuscripts collected by the [[House of Savoy]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name="aol">[http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/Biblioteca+Reale-Turin-attractions--Italy:30:109095 Biblioteca Reale] AOL Travel</ref> The library was fitted out by painter and decorator [[Pelagio Palagi]]. In 1893 a Russian collector donated [[Leonardo da Vinci]]'s ''[[Codex on the Flight of Birds]]'' to the library's collection.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artsbma.org/exhibitions/leonardo-davinci/about-the-leonardo-exhibition/biblioteca-reale |title=Leonardo da Vinci: Drawings from the Biblioteca Reale in Turin |accessdate=2008-10-25 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher=Birmingham Museum of Art |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081017083322/http://www.artsbma.org/exhibitions/leonardo-davinci/about-the-leonardo-exhibition/biblioteca-reale |archivedate=October 17, 2008 }}</ref> Further works by Leonardo held by the library include his presumed [[Self-portrait (Leonardo da Vinci)|self-portrait]], his study for the angel in his ''[[Virgin of the Rocks]]'', and his study for the angel in [[Verrocchio]]'s ''[[The Baptism of Christ (Verrocchio)|The Baptism of Christ]]''.


==Notes==
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Biblioteca Reale
File:Bibliotecareale.jpg
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LocationTurin, Italy
Established1842
Collection
Size250,000 item (2019), 4,500 item (2019), 342,000 item (2022), 5,500 item (2022), 320,000 volume, 186 item, 300,000 item (2020), 300,000 item (2021) Edit this on Wikidata
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WebsiteOfficial website
The presumed self-portrait of Leonardo da Vinci from the Royal Library.

The Royal Library of Turin (Template:Lang-it) is a library located within the ground floor of the Royal Palace of Turin, itself a World Heritage Site in Turin, Italy.

History

Since his ascent to the throne of the Kingdom of Sardinia in 1831, king Charles Albert wished to boost the cultural standing of the nation, and he did so through the introduction of a series of reforms and the establishment of a number of institutions.[1] The library was then founded in 1842 as one of such institutions, with one of its aims being that of grouping and safeguarding manuscripts collected by the House of Savoy.[1][2] The library was fitted out by painter and decorator Pelagio Palagi. In 1893 a Russian collector donated Leonardo da Vinci's Codex on the Flight of Birds to the library's collection.[3] Further works by Leonardo held by the library include his presumed self-portrait, his study for the angel in his Virgin of the Rocks, and his study for the angel in Verrocchio's The Baptism of Christ.

Notes

  1. ^ a b "La Biblioteca Reale di Torino - SeeTorino". SeeTorino (in Italian). 2016-10-25. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
  2. ^ Biblioteca Reale AOL Travel
  3. ^ "Leonardo da Vinci: Drawings from the Biblioteca Reale in Turin". Birmingham Museum of Art. Archived from the original on October 17, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-25. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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