Leonardo da Vinci's self portrait Source: AAP Image/AP Photo/Leonardo da Vinci
The Renaissance polymath, author of the Gioconda, was born on 15 April 1452.
His birthday was celebrated yesterday around the world, ahead of the 500th anniversary of his death on 2 May.
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By Magica Fossati
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