France's Louvre museum is getting ready for the biggest ever exhibition of Leonardo da Vinci's masterpieces in Paris on October 20, 2019, to mark the 500th anniversary of the Italian master's death. /VCG Photo

It is the first time that the Louvre has brought together such a large number of da Vinci's drawings, sketches, writings and paintings in an exhibition, including Salvator Mundi – the world's most expensive painting. /VCG Photo

The exhibition, which will open on October 24, will display 10 of the paintings now attributed to da Vinci, including those kept in the Louvre and works lent from other institutions. /VCG Photo

Leonardo da Vinci, whose life has been a constant source of myth-making, is considered a visionary genius – a painter, scientist, engineer and inventor. He left Italy when his patron died and spent his last years in France as a guest of the French monarch. /VCG Photo