Counting on, it’s now over a Quadricentenary (500 years) since one of the world’s great artiste Leonardo Da’ Vinci died but his art still holds a record artistry value on earth in that some of his art pieces such as The Horse and Rider, produced between 1452 – 1519 is valued at an estimate of a whopping $30- $50million.
At a recent media conference in Kampala, the Italian ambassador in Kampala H.E. Massimiliano Mazzanti revealed that Uganda will soon host the works of the Italian artist and will be the first African country this year to honor the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci’s death.
“We are proud to announce, Uganda’s first mega art exhibition, it will be the first to headline Da Vinci’s art pieces in Africa though we will later be in Adis Ababa, we choose Uganda because Italy’s relationship with the country” H.E. Massimiliano added.
The exhibition is dubbed “Leonardo Opera Omnia” is starting today 19th November 2019 and will end on 5th, January 2020 taking place at Uganda Museum. This art exhibition follows the epic art show in Paris that saw Leonardo da Vinci exhibition at Louvre world’s most-visited in France.
As part of the exhibition, at the exhibition, there will be a series of storytelling about Leonardo Da, Vinci with the Children from Action for Fundamental Change and Development (AFFCAD) in Bwaise –Kampala.
It will also witness many of Da’ Vince’s works that will include the famed Last supper, Mona Lisa , Salvator Mundi (Image of Jesus) and St John the Baptist among others all that will be showcased to revelers..
Leonardo Da’ Vinci was a Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect and mathematician born in Tuscany in 1452 and known for his famous religious paintings Salvator Mundi a depiction of Jesus Christ and the last supper which are still idolized by most Christians given their story. It is believed that Da Vinci is one of the most talented human beings to ever exist.
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