Leonardo da Vinci's 'Vitruvian Man' is kept in a climate-controlled vault in the Accademia Gallery in Venice and is rarely displayed to the public. Photo: AFP
A court in Italy has rejected a last-minute bid to halt the loan of Leonardo da Vinci's iconic Vitruvian Man drawing and other of his works to France's Louvre museum, ending a bitter cultural row between the European nations.
The Venetian court ruled against the bid after the group Italia Nostra filed a complaint saying the drawing was too fragile to travel. The pieces are due to appear at the Paris museum to mark the 500th anniversary of the Italian artist's death.
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