Opening Report: "Louvre Museum Exhibition: Renaissance" (The National Art Center, Tokyo). First Visit of a Leonardo Work from the Louvre Collection in 52 Years Since the "Mona Lisa"
The Louvre's Renaissance exhibition opens at Tokyo's National Art Center, featuring Leonardo da Vinci's "La Belle Ferronnière" for the first time in Japan.Summary
The exhibition "Louvre Museum Exhibition: Renaissance" has opened at The National Art Center, Tokyo, and will run until December 13th. The show presents Renaissance art from the 15th and 16th centuries, drawn from the Louvre's collection. Its centerpiece is Leonardo da Vinci's portrait of a woman, "La Belle Ferronnière," which is being shown in Japan for the first time. This marks the first time in 52 years that a Leonardo work from the Louvre has traveled to Japan, following the "Mona Lisa" in 1974. The exhibition aims to explore the Renaissance era broadly through 56 works, including paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, and crafts. National Art Center Director Tomio Sugaya stated that the goal is not just to showcase Leonardo, but to delve into the historical context behind the works to provide a multifaceted understanding of the period.
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