Leonardo Da Vinci

There is more to many iconic paintings than meets the eye

He was also an enigmatic genius whose private life was as mysterious as smile of his most famous subject – Mona Lisa

The painting was whisked away in the middle of the night on MBS's plane and relocated to his yacht

Among glitterati attending the events will be Italian star architect Renzo Piano and French astronaut Thomas Pesquet

Study of two texts shows Leonardo was able to write perfectly using both his left and right hand

"Salvator Mundi" - dated to around 1500 - is the last known Da Vinci in the hands of a private collector

The painting stands as the first discovery of a Da Vinci painting since 1909