But this exhibition suggests his insatiable curiosity was all about creating the perfect image.

And it offers a new scientific way of looking at his paintings, too, with a specially created virtual reality experience around his most famous work, the Mona Lisa.

They've used new technology to reveal the different layers of his key works, some of which took 15 years to create.

He changed the form off the composition but also the iconography of the composition.

So without these scientific investigation, we won't be able to understand the meaning and also evolution off each painting off another.

The queen has lent two dozen pictures from the royal collection, including these studies of plants.

But other requests have proved harder to come by.

The fact this exhibition is taking place in Paris has ruffled a few feathers in Rome.

Leonardo was Italian.

One junior minister said he only died in France.

Both countries are planning major events this year to mark the anniversary, and not everyone has agreed on where the artworks should be shown.

Over 200,000 tickets have been sold before opening, and the louvers expecting more than half a 1,000,000 visitors in total, drawn to understand the secrets of the artist who painted this enigmatic smile.

But this exhibition suggests his insatiable curiosity was all about creating the perfect image with a specially created virtual reality experience around his most famous work, the Mona Lisa.

He changed the form off the composition but also the iconography of the composition.

The queen has lent two dozen pictures from the royal collection, including thes studies of plants.

Both countries are planning major events this year to mark the anniversary, and not everyone has agreed on where the artworks should be shown.

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