Leonardo da Vinci's Vineyard

This guide to Leonardo da Vinci's Vineyard in Milan follows the strip of land Duke Ludovico Sforza gave the painter in 1498, across from the convent wall where he was finishing The Last Supper. It traces the vineyard through French invasion and seizure, Leonardo's fight to reclaim it by 1507, and the will that split it between his companion Salai and his friend Giovanbattista Villani after his death in France. Stand where he once tested vintages between brushstrokes, though the gate itself has stayed shut since a change of neighbors.