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LEONARDO DA VINCI AND MICHELANGELO AT MUSEO DEL PALACIO DE BELLAS ARTES
It may sound like a dusty snooze through Intro to Art History for anyone living in London, New York, or Paris, but Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo have come to Mexico City, and it’s a very big deal.
The blockbuster conjoined-twin exhibitions have smashed museum attendance records in Mexico and the historical significance of bringing these two artists’ work to Latin America for the first time makes this a trophy event for Palacio de Bellas Artes, the nation’s most important cultural center.
Image credit: Copy of La Pietà, unknown sculptor, Courtesy of a Private Collection in Mexico. Photo credit: Kimberlee Córdova
