London ( CNN ) -- A `` once-in-a-lifetime '' exhibition of paintings and drawings by Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci opened in London Wednesday . Landmark exhibition in Milan brings 1500 da Vinci paintings together . Highlights include newly rediscovered work ` `` Salvator Mundi '' , '' shown together for first time . Exhibition described as `` once-in-a-lifetime '' by the Louvre Museum curator .
Landmark exhibition in Milan brings 1500 da Vinci paintings together . Highlights include newly rediscovered work ` `` Salvator Mundi '' , '' shown together for first time . Exhibition described as `` once-in-a-lifetime '' by the Louvre Museum curator .