Leonardo da Vinci - Painter at the Court of Milan

Financial Times“The most notable Old Master show this century...” Leonardo painted sacred subjects with such insight into the human that they seem naturalistic yet with a spiritual sense that makes them appear touched with the divine...

this is london“An extraordinary achievement...” For art historians of my generation the National Gallery's achievement in bringing together both versions of Leonardo's Virgin of the Rocks is so astounding that it obliterates all else in the current exhibition there...

The Telegraph“Each [portrait] sucks the air out of the space around it... ” I do want to comment briefly on the show’s one major flaw – the unnecessary and distracting inclusion of 25 paintings and drawings by Leonardo’s assistants and followers...

Time Out“Gets us closer to his understanding of beauty...” While the masterpiece quotient is ridiculously high, there is much filler and work by underlings, put here chiefly to point out da Vinci's superiority...

The Observer“A revelation from first to last...” With their pale figures looming out of the darkness like night creatures, held fast in knife-edge contours and sealed off by an almost alien perfection. The show is dazzling, mysterious and disturbing...

The Independent“This once-in-a-lifetime exhibition will not disappoint...” Can an artist really be this good, let alone one who produced so few works and those in a calibrated perfection that might seem outdated today? The answer is yes, yes, yes...