The da Vinci exhibition includes two dozen drawings lent by Queen Elizabeth II, along with paintings and sculptures. Some of the works are by Da Vinci himself, while some are by other artists and are there to put the Italian maestro’s work into context. “Leonardo da Vinci paints very slowly. When his patron Giuliano de Medici died, da Vinci left Italy for France at the invitation of French king François I. The museum expects the da Vinci exhibition to have attracted at least half a million visitors by the time it closes on Feb. 24.

Source: National Post October 20, 2019 21:22 UTC