Louvre blockbuster marking 500 years since artist’s death may end up a casualty
He was a Renaissance master – painter, scientist, engineer and inventor – who was hailed as one of the greatest artists who ever lived.
But as Europe stages a year-long frenzy of events to mark 500 years since Leonardo da Vinci’s death, Italy and France are engaged in a diplomatic tussle over him that threatens a blockbuster exhibition at the Louvre in Paris.
Leonardo is Italian; he only died in France
Leonardo da Vinci: A Mind in Motion British Library, London: key notebooks, including the Codex Leicester, loaned by Bill Gates, June to September.
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