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- It is an international celebration of the fine arts by the UNESCO.
- It was declared by the International Association of Art (IAA), a partner of UNESCO, in order to promote awareness of creative activity worldwide.
- It has also been supported online, especially by the Google Art Project.
- The first World Art Day was on April 15, 2012.
- The date was decided in honour of the birthday of Leonardo da Vinci.
- He was a renowned primarily as a painter from Italy.
- He has been variously called the father of palaeontology, ichnology, and architecture.
- He is also known as a symbol of world peace, freedom of expression, tolerance and brotherhood.
His works
- The Mona Lisa is the most famous of his works and the most popular portrait ever made.
- The Last Supper is the most reproduced religious painting of all time.
- His Vitruvian Man drawing is regarded as a cultural icon as well.
- Salvator Mundi is the highest price ever paid for a work of art.
- It was sold for a world record of $450.3 million at a Christie's auction in New York in 2017.
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