Thousands book tickets to experience the genius of Leonardo in Dublin

Excited fans to view works that "could have been drawn yesterday"

“Humanity needs visionaries such as Leonardo da Vinci.”

With those words, President Michael D Higgins officially launched the highly anticipated exhibition of Leonardo da Vinci drawings at the National Gallery of Ireland on Dublin Wednesday night, in front of a large and receptive audience.

Wine and canapes were on hand for the invited guests, who included artists, art collectors and members of the business community, but the assembled crowd didn’t need any extra ...