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En 1897, l'État mit en vente aux enchères le rocher appelé l'île d'Or, M. Sergent en fit l'acquisition pour 280 francs. Au cours d'une partie de carte, le rocher revint au médecin Auguste Lutaud qui entreprit au début du XXe siècle l'édification d'une tour sarrazine. Satisfait du résultat, il s'autoproclama en 1913 Auguste Ier, roi de l'île d'Or et organisa une fête fastueuse.
En 1944, une partie du débarquement de provence eu lieu face à l'île sur la plage du dramont.
En 1961, l'île fut vendue à François Bureau, ancien officier de marine qui rénova la tour et l'habita jusqu'à son décès en 1994. L'Île appartient toujours à cette famille et est devenue un site apprécié dans le cadre de la pratique de la plongée sous-marine[1].
The Italian Renaissance polymath is widely commemorated in Amboise, having spent his final years there as the guest of King François I. This sculpture is located on the Île d’Or, facing the Château d’Amboise on the opposite bank of the Loire. It has an interesting backstory. It is the work of the Italian sculptor, Amleto Cataldi, and depicts da Vinci in the style of an ancient god. The sculpture was the gift to France of the Republic of San Marino in 1935. It stood in Paris originally but was relocated in Amboise in 1976 and placed in storage, only being placed on public display in 2011.
That much I ascertained from the adjacent plaque. But digging more deeply into the story has raised a couple of further questions. Cataldi lived between 1883 and 1930. He cast the statue in 1923, but did not specifically identify the work as a likeness of da Vinci. An alternative opinion is that Cataldi’s sculpture features Perseus, who is leaning on the severed head of Medusa.
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Nikon D800E with lens Voigtlander Ultron 40mm f/2 SLII on Gitzo Tripod and wireless trigger. HDR assembled from 3 aperture bracketed exposures taken at ISO 250, f/6.3.