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4. New Getty Exhibit: Leonardo da Vinci’s Sculptures April 1-30

Screen shot 2010-03-24 at 12.24.27 PMLeonardo da Vinci was a painter, sculptor, architect, engineer (military, civil, and aeronautical), inventor, anatomist, cartographer, musician and undoubtedly one of the greatest minds of the last thousand years. That’s definitely quite a list!

To celebrate one of this incredible person, the Getty Center is putting on “Leonardo da Vinci and the Art of Sculpture: Inspiration and Invention,” where the focus is on one of his many talents, his achievements as a sculptor. Though no sculptures can securely be attributed to Leonardo himself, the exhibit features the work of da Vinci’s inspiration, Donatello, and his trusted associate, Rustici, whom he closely worked with on many sculptures.

These works, some of which have never left Italy until now, along with Leonardo’s many surviving drawings, give us a glimpse into his artistic accomplishments.

5. Da Vinci That’s Never Been Seen on Display 12/1/09-12/31/09

Be one of Picture 8the first to view Da Vinci works that have never been seen Stateside! The Leonardo Da Vinci: Hand of the Genius exhibition is made of 50 works, including more than 20 sketches and studies, and also features works that have never been displayed in the U.S. before.

This exhibition is an incredible collection of Da Vinci works from collections of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the Vatican Museums, the British Museum, and the Musee du Louvre.