LEONARDO DA VINCI, THE RESTORATION OF THE CENTURY

LEONARDO DA VINCI, THE RESTORATION OF THE CENTURY

2012 | 52 minutes |

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Director: Neumann (Stan)

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Known to be Leonardo Da Vinci's most beautiful & mysterious work, The Virgin And Child With Saint Anne is damaged due to improper repairs & effects of time. To save this global masterpiece, the Louvre museum's painting department decided to restore it, raising protests from a section of art connoisseurs. Will the restoration bring out Da Vinci's brilliance or ruin the painting completely?

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