Da Vinci stars in London exhibit

Leonardo da Vinci is a Renaissance rock star.

A-list levels of hype and anticipation are surrounding a new exhibition of the artist's work at London's National Gallery.

"Leonardo: Painter at the Court of Milan" focuses on da Vinci's formative years as a court painter in the 1480s and '90s. The gallery spent years persuading museums in Italy, France, the United States, Russia and Poland to lend fragile works for the show, which has nine of da Vinci's 15 surviving paintings and dozens of drawings.

It includes "Salvator Mundi," a formerly disputed portrait of Christ that the gallery says is authentic.

The show, which runs through Feb. 5, is sold out through mid-December. A limited number of same-day admission tickets is available in person at the museum. Admission is $22 adults ($11 ages 12-18), details at nationalgallery.org.uk.