It was an event that attracted the whole of Paris. When the Mona Lisa arrived at the Gare de Lyon on 31 December 1913, two years after its theft from the Louvre, it was immediately transferred to the École des Beaux-arts and exhibited for two days before returning to the Louvre. Over a century later, Leonardo is once again...
Benozzo Gozzoli (1420-1497), "Half-length study of St John" (front side), silverpoint, brush and white gouache on paper with pink ground, h. 17.3 cm; l. 15.5 cm.
Beaux-Arts de Paris.
Benozzo Gozzoli (1420-1497), "Half-length study of St John" (front side), silverpoint, brush and white gouache on paper with pink ground, h. 17.3 cm; l. 15.5 cm. Beaux-Arts de Paris.
It was an event that attracted the whole of Paris. When the Mona Lisa arrived at the Gare de Lyon on 31 December 1913, two years after its theft from the Louvre, it was immediately transferred to the École des Beaux-arts and exhibited for two days before returning to the Louvre. Over a century later, Leonardo is once again on show at the school. Thanks…
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