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On World Art Day, Look Back at 9 Masterpieces by Leonardo Da Vinci

Celebrated on April 15 each year, World Art Day was created to honor Leonardo Da Vinci's birthday and raise awareness for the arts.

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Because of his important influence in art as well as science, technology, philosophy, and medicine, Leonardo Da Vinci was not only praised by the world as "the greatest painter of all time," but also. considered one of history's greatest geniuses.

World Art Day was declared and celebrated for the first time on April 15, 2012. It was proposed by the 17th General Assembly of the International Association of Art in Guadalajara, Mexico, and received international support.

With the mission of raising awareness of creative activities around the world, from the very first celebration, World Art Day has been recognized by the International Association of Art and artists from France, Sweden, Venezuela, Slovakia, South Africa, and numerous other countries.

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Some of the 570 pages of Leonardo Da Vinci's manuscripts - Notebook of Leonardo da Vinci ("The Codex Arundel"), have been digitized since 2007 (a joint project of Bristist Library and Microsoft). Photo source: Openculture.com.

In the U.S., World Art Day was held for the first time in Los Angeles, on April 15, 2015 and every year thereafter. This year, the International Art Association in America organizes a special virtual exhibition (running April 15 to May 15) with the theme You're Not Alone, on view on the organization's website.

In honor of the holiday and the artist's birthday, take the time to admire nine masterpieces of Leonardo Da Vinci.

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“The Adoration of the Magi,” is a work in progress that Da Vinci began to paint around 1481, but a year later he left Milan, and thus left the picture, too.
“Virgin of the Rocks,” 1483-1486, (Paris version and considered the main version).
“Lady with an Ermine,” 1489-1490. The woman painted by Da Vinci is Cecilia Gallerani, wife of the Duke Ludovico Sforza of Milan.
“Vitruvian Man,” circa 1490.
“The Last Supper,” 1495-1498.
“The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne,” circa 1503. This is also an unfinished painting by Da Vinci, depicting St. Anne and her daughter, the Virgin Mary, and the newborn Jesus.
“Mona Lisa,” 1502-1517. This is the most famous painting of Da Vinci’s works.
“Portrait of a Man in Red Chalk,” circa 1510, is believed to be a self-portrait of Da Vinci when he was 60 and is known as the Man of the Renaissance emblem.
“Saint John the Baptist,” 1513-1516, depicts the Biblical figure and is believed to be the last painting of Da Vinci.

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