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Copy by Rubens after a fresco by Leonardo Da Vinci in the Palazzo della Signoria in Florence, executed in 1504-1505 and destroyed around 1560. Source: Wikimedia/Public Domain

Professor Francesco Borghesi is one of the speakers at the upcoming Sydney event 500 years: The legacy of Leonardo da Vinci.

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Sydney remembers Leonardo da Vinci with a special day at the Art Gallery of NSW organised with the Italian Institute of Culture which promises to celebrate the life of a creative genius.

University of Sydney Professor Francesco Borghesi will be one of the speakers with a presentation titled Leonardo and folly.

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