Last call to see Da Vinci's artwork in Porto before it is lent to the Louvre, in Paris

The Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto (FBAUP) presents the public with the only Leonardo Da Vinci's drawing that exists in Portugal. This rare opportunity will take place at the FBAUP Exhibition Pavilion, on 2 May, between 11am and 8pm. Entrance is free.

The drawing "Young woman washing the feet of a toddler" by Leonardo Da Vinci will be part of the exhibition that will inaugurate in the fall of 2019 in the world's most visited museum. The artwork is to be lent to the Louvre Museum, in Paris, to the fall exhibition marking 500 years of Da Vinci's death.

The first acknowledgement of this drawing as a Da Vinci drawing was suggested in 1965 by British art historian and curator Philip Pouncey. This was later confirmed in 1977, when the original drawing was examined in Porto, according to the description of the drawing's provenance in the thematic repository of the University of Porto.

Later on, art historian and Da Vinci's analyst expert, Carlo Pedretti suggested that "the drawing from Porto and the correlated British Museum drawings dated c. 1483, shortly after Leonardo's moving to Milan".

"The exhibition will include a large selection of drawings and a small but significant group of paintings and sculptures that will provide some tangible context", as stated in the Louvre's website.