Louvre Abu Dhabi to showcase Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘Saint John the Baptist’

DUBAI: Paris’s Musée du Louvre is set to loan Leonardo da Vinci’s “Saint John the Baptist” to the Louvre Abu Dhabi to mark the UAE museum’s fifth anniversary.

The painting will be presented in the permanent galleries of the UAE museum from Nov. 8, 2022, for a period of two years.

One of the most famous paintings at the French Louvre, “Saint John the Baptist” by the iconic Renaissance painter boasts the skillful chiaroscuro painting technique.