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PEOPLE & ARTS Friday 3 May 2019
Leonardo drawing, portrait mark 500 years since his death

By JILL LAWLESS "There really hasn't been
Associated Press anybody then or since
LONDON (AP) — A draw- who has combined this ex-
ing of a bearded, pensive- traordinary genius for these
looking man owned by totally different areas of
Queen Elizabeth II is a por- achievement," said Greg-
trait of Leonardo da Vinci, ory Rubinstein, worldwide
a royal art adviser said head of Old Master draw-
Thursday on the 500th an- ings at Sotheby's . "I think
niversary of the artist and that's what's at the heart of
polymath's death. our fascination."
Martin Clayton, head of Sotheby's announced
prints at the Royal Collec- Thursday that a major, rare-
tion, said the sketch was ly seen Leonardo drawing
made by one of Leonardo's is going on display in New
assistants shortly before his York.
death on May 2, 1519. The auction house is hang-
Clayton said "the elegant ing "Leda and the Swan"
straight nose, the line of — last displayed publicly
the beard rising diagonally in 2003 — in its Manhattan
up the cheek to the ear" galleries next month as part
and other details strongly of an exhibition of treasures
resemble the only other from Chatsworth, one of
known portrait of Leonardo In this photo taken on Tuesday, April 30, 2019, Martin Clayton, Head of prints and drawings at the Britain's grandest country
Royal Collection Trust, poses for the media with drawing which has been recently confirmed as a
done in his lifetime, by Fran- portrait of Leonardo Da Vinci and forms part of the Royal Collection, at Windsor Castle in Windsor, houses.
cesco Melzi. England. Leonardo created the pen-
Clayton said "there are Associated Press and-ink drawing in 1506,
strong indications that this at the same time he was
too is a depiction of the Leonardo works at the a ceremony Thursday in work. working on the "Mona Lisa."
artist." Queen's Gallery in Bucking- Amboise, France, where Leonardo is considered by It depicts Leda, wife of the
The portrait will go on dis- ham Palace from May 24 Leonardo died 500 years many the ultimate Renais- king of Sparta, with the god
play alongside about 200 to Oct. 13. ago, and galleries around sance genius, combining Jupiter, who has disguised
drawings from the mon- The presidents of Italy and the world with a link to the the roles of artist, scientist himself as a swan to se-
arch's huge collection of France were due to attend artist are celebrating his and inventor. duce her.q

Lawyers, nurses, soldier, ballerina compete for Miss USA

By SCOTT SONNER based on their perfor- sentences for inmates.
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The mances during preliminary Pennsylvania's Kailyn Ma-
women who want to be rounds. Three finalists will rie Perez recently gradu-
crowned the next Miss USA emerge during the evening ated from law school after
on Thursday include a psy- gown, swimsuit and inter- her gig at the Home Shop-
chological operations ex- view portions of the com- ping Network and hopes
pert in the Army reserves, petition. to become a political cor-
a former NFL cheerleader The youngest competitor respondent or host her own
working to become a surgi- is Miss Wyoming Addison talk show some day.
cal nurse and a lawyer who Treesh, a 19-year-old hon- New York's Florinda Kajtazi,
represents some prisoners ors student at the University the artist who does tae-
for free. of Wyoming who's among kwondo, has a degree in
There's also an ex-pro- several advocating for pre- forensic psychology and is
fessional ballerina who vention and treatment of taking prerequisites to be-
worked as a style expert for eating disorders. come a physician assistant.
the Home Shopping Net- Virginia's contestant, Court- Nevada's Tianna Tuamohe-
work, a portrait artist with a ney Lynne Smits, joined the loa, the first competitor of
second-degree black belt U.S. Army at age 17. A fifth- Samoan decent, works for
in taekwondo and the first generation military mem- Top Rank Boxing, a boxing
woman of Samoan decent ber, she now works in the promotions company in Las
to compete for the title. reserves to reduce veteran Vegas.
The 51 contestants from suicides. The winner — who advanc-
each U.S. state and the Dis- Mississippi's Madeleine es to the Miss Universe com-
trict of Columbia will take Overby is an ex-NFL cheer- petition — will be crowned
the stage in Reno, which leader for the New Orleans by reigning Miss USA Sarah
is holding the event for the Saints working on her mas- Rose Summers of Nebras-
first time. Vanessa and Nick ter's degree in nursing. ka, who won last year in
Lachey will serve as hosts, Cheslie Kryst, representing Shreveport, Louisiana.
and Reno Mayor Hillary North Carolina, earned a President Donald Trump
Schieve is among the all- law degree and an MBA used to own the Miss Uni-
female panel of judges. at Wake Forest University verse Organization, which In this Dec. 13, 2018, file photo, Miss USA Sarah Rose Summers
The field of contestants will before becoming a civil liti- previously ran the Miss USA participates in the swimsuit and evening gown stage of the 67th
be cut to 15 at the start of gation attorney who does pageant with NBCUniver- Miss Universe competition in Bangkok, Thailand.
the two-hour broadcast pro bono work to reduce sal. q Associated Press