Pictures: Louvre exhibit acclaims Da Vinci, 500 years after his death

The painting "Salvator Mundi" by Leonardo da Vinci is pictured during a press visit of the "Leonardo da Vinci" exhibition at the Louvre Museum in Paris. The exhibition showcases over 160 works of Leonardo Da Vinci to coincide with his 500th death anniversary.

The painting "La belle Ferronniere" by Leonardo da Vinci is pictured during a press visit of the "Leonardo da Vinci" exhibition to commemorate the 500-year anniversary of his death at the Louvre Museum in Paris.

The "Last Supper"by Leonardo da Vinci displayed at the Louvre museum in Paris.

The painting "Saint John the Baptist" by Leonardo da Vinci is pictured during a press visit of the "Leonardo da Vinci" exhibition at the Louvre Museum in Paris.

The painting "Portrait of a Musician" by Leonardo da Vinci is pictured during a press visit of the "Leonardo da Vinci" exhibition at the Louvre Museum in Paris.

The painting "Mona Lisa" (La Gioconda) by Leonardo da Vinci displayed at the Louvre museum in Paris.

"The Euclidean demonstration of the Pythagorean theorem" by Leonardo da Vinci displayed at the Louvre museum.

The painting "Benois Madonna" by Leonardo da Vinci is pictured during a press visit of the "Leonardo da Vinci" exhibition at the Louvre Museum in Paris.

An infrared reflectography of the painting "The Adoration of the Magi" by Leonardo da Vinci is pictured during a press visit of the "Leonardo da Vinci" exhibition at the Louvre Museum in Paris.

The painting "The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne" by Leonardo da Vinci is pictured during a press visit of the "Leonardo da Vinci" exhibition at the Louvre Museum in Paris.

An infrared reflectography of the painting "Mona Lisa" by Leonardo da Vinci is pictured during a press visit of the "Leonardo da Vinci" exhibition at the Louvre Museum in Paris.

An infrared reflectography of the painting "Baptism of Christ" by Andrea del Verrocchio and Leonardo da Vinci is pictured during a press visit of the "Leonardo da Vinci" exhibition at the Louvre Museum in Paris.

The painting "Saint Jerome Praying in the Wilderness" by Leonardo da Vinci is pictured during a press visit of the "Leonardo da Vinci" exhibition at the Louvre Museum in Paris.

The painting "Virgin of the Rocks" by Leonardo da Vinci is pictured during a press visit of the "Leonardo da Vinci" exhibition at the Louvre Museum in Paris.

A drawing by Leonardo da Vinci is pictured during a press visit of the "Leonardo da Vinci" exhibition at the Louvre Museum in Paris.