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France, Italy mark 500th anniversary of Leonardo’s death

The Florentine master who personified the Italian Renaissance was the guest of France’s King Francis I for the final three years of his life before his death in Amboise in 1519
During his three years in Amboise, Leonardo organized lavish parties for the court and worked to design an ideal city for Francis at nearby Romorantin

By AFP · 02 May 2019