World Da Vinci’s Been Dead for 500 Years. Who Gets to Profit from His Work? April 10, 2024April 10, 2024DERRICK BRYSON TAYLORComments Off on Da Vinci’s Been Dead for 500 Years. Who Gets to Profit from His Work? Italian officials and a German puzzle maker are battling over a 1,000-piece puzzle bearing the image of the artist’s “Vitruvian Man.”