Two recently restored paintings by Leonardo da Vinci on view at London 's National Gallery . The two works were painted in the late 1500s and early 1600s, when Da Vinci was a young man working as an apprentice to one of his father's leading Florentine painters. `` There 's a certain mystery at the core of him I think , but it 's true , you 're in very close contact for a long time Process requires patience , care and attention to detail . Conservators develop strong bonds with paintings they restore .
Two recently restored paintings by Leonardo da Vinci on view at London 's National Gallery . The two works were painted in the late 1500s and early 1600s, when Da Vinci was a young man working as an apprentice to one of his father's leading Florentine painters. Process requires patience , care and attention to detail . Conservators develop strong bonds with paintings they restore .