An Italian court has blocked the loan of a famed sketch by Leonardo da Vinci to the Louvre museum in Paris, ahead of a highly anticipated exhibition of the artist's greatest works
Culture and heritage group Italia Nostra argued that Leonardo's"Vitruvian Man" sketch was too fragile to be transported to the Louvre, where it was expected to be included in an exhibition marking theItalia Nostra launched an appeal with a regional court to halt the sketch's loan, which was upheld by aItalia Nostra argued that the work was too fragile to be transported, and could be damaged if displayed in the Louvre.
It also expressed concern that if the work were exhibited in Paris, Venice's Gallerie dell'Accademia -- where the sketch is held -- would be forced to conceal it for several years on its return to limit the risk of environmental exposure.
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