How did one of the world’s rare Leonardo paintings come to the US?
On a secret mission straight out of a James Bond movie.
Now you can see it in person in our West Building 🫱
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🖼 Leonardo da Vinci, “Ginevra de’ Benci [obverse],” 1474/1478, oil on panel, 15 x 14 in., Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
📍 National Gallery, DC, West Building, Main Floor, Gallery 06
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