Goteborg Hosts World Premiere for Newly Discovered Da Vinci

Newly Discovered da Vinci at Rare Art Exhibition

GOTEBORG, Sweden, April 8, 2010 - A recently discovered Leonardo da Vinci painting (sold in 2007 for
$19,000, and now valued at GBP100 million) is on display for the first time
at an exhibition in Gothenburg, Sweden. The exhibition will feature around 50
original masterpieces by Michelangelo, Raphael, da Vinci and other
renaissance artists. Some of the works have never been shown in public
before.

The exhibition "And There Was Light", opened its doors in Gothenburg,
West Sweden, on March 20th. The recently discovered da Vinci painting, 'La
Bella Principessa', which portrays a young woman in profile, was sold in 2007
to Canadian-born art collector Peter Silverman for $19,000. Silverman had the
piece tested and examined by experts after suspecting it was the work of a
more prestigious painter. Techniques such as comparing finger prints
confirmed Silverman's suspicions, though nothing could have prepared him for
the monumental discovery that was made. The painting is now valued at GBP100
million.

One of the experts to make the discovery was Alessandro Vezzosi, director
of the Leonardo da Vinci museum in Tuscany and the artistic director of "And
There Was Light". In Gothenburg, he will work alongside Francesco Buranelli,
the scientific director of the exhibition.

Throughout their lifetimes, the three masters were fierce rivals as they
struggled to compete for both commissions and fame. 500 years later, this
exhibition will "describe the relationship and rivalry between these three
Italian Renaissance geniuses, how their lives were interwoven during the late
15th and early 16th centuries and how they and their apprentices have
influenced art," says Mr. Vezzosi.

The exhibition "And There Was Light" will be touring the world, starting
in Gothenburg, Sweden from March 20th to August 15th. The exhibition will be
held in Eriksbergshallen, exhibition hall in a former shipyard area, on the
northern banks of Gota River in central Gothenburg.

Additional information and multimedia materials, including video of the
paintings and the opening of the exhibition, can be found here:
inr.mediaseed.tv/goteborg_37336

Contact:

Mats Ronngard, Excellent Exhibitions, +46(0)708-72-82-50,
mats.ronngard@excellentexhibitions.com

Stefan Gadd, Goteborg & Co Media Center, +46(0)706-26-07-51,
stefan.gadd@goteborg.com

Anders Johansson, Goteborg & Co Media Center, +46(0)706-01-16-63,
anders.johansson@goteborg.com

Contact: Mats Ronngard, Excellent Exhibitions, +46(0)708-72-82-50, mats.ronngard at excellentexhibitions.com; Stefan Gadd, Goteborg & Co Media Center, +46(0)706-26-07-51, stefan.gadd at goteborg.com; Anders Johansson, Goteborg & Co Media Center, +46(0)706-01-16-63, anders.johansson at goteborg.com