# @ngadc on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DMlU1lesgjC
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/32720576-ngadc-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/bab5c307ae.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-07-26T19:45:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** National Gallery of Art (@ngadc) — https://gondola.cc/ngadc

## Caption

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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#art #leonardo #painting #travel #bond #adventure #beautiful #amazing #history #davinci #arte #explore #explorepage

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## Tags

history, leonardo, art, travel, adventure, beautiful, painting, explore, amazing, arte, explorepage, bond, davinci

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