Leonardo Da Vinci at the Louvre

The Louvre has just inaugurated a major retrospective on Leonardo da Vinci, on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of his death in Ambroise, France. This exhibition is the result of more than ten years of work. It includes documentation on the scientific reexamination of the artist's paintings at the Louvre, which houses the world's largest collection of his paintings, as well as 22 drawings. The museum has also been responsible for fully restoring three important paintings and of clarifying aspects of Da Vinci's biography after an in-depth study of archival material.
The exhibition will be open until February 24, 2020. Visitors can see, in a single place, eleven paintings and more than one hundred sketches and drawings by Da Vinci, including the five paintings owned by the museum, such as The Virgin of the Rocks, The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa. There are also loans from the Vatican, and from Italian and English museums. Also in the show is the Salvator Mundi, nicknamed “De Ganay” and attributed to Da Vinci’s disciple Marco d'Oggiono. Not yet included—in spite of much anticipation—is Da Vinci's original: the only work by the artist that is in private hands. There is still hope that the owner will agree to loan it. Also on display is Vitruvian Man: the fragile study of the proportions of the human body. Made around 1490, it constitutes a symbol of the golden rule and the perfect human being. This work belongs to Venice’s Galleria dell'Accademia and is only displayed every six years. On this occasion it will only be exhibited for two months. Not included is The Adoration of the Magi due to its delicate condition; neither is Ginevra de Benci, which can be seen at the National Gallery in Washington.