Programming note: CNN International working on a new half hour special, Leonardo - The Lost Painting, about the rediscovered work of art.

CNN International (DStv 401) will show a half hour special Leonardo - The Lost Painting on Saturday 12 November at 15:00 and 22:30 (South African time) getting remarkable access to the very rare and recently rediscovered painting ''Salvator Mundi'' by Leonardo da Vinci.

The work by the Renaissance master that depicts the head and shoulders of Christ and which is 500 years old, has been cleaned and restored and is in remarkably good condition.

Leonardo - The Lost Painting will explore the amazing discovery of this new Da Vinci painting - one of only 15 by the artist that still exist including ''The Mona Lisa'' and ''The Last Supper''.

Arts expert Nick Glass travels to New York and becomes one of the first few people on earth to see the painting first-hand. He meets meets Robert Simon, an old masters dealer acting on behalf of the painting's owners and talks to Dianne Modestini, the restorer who brought the painting back to its original state.

Nick Glass will also visit Florence to learn more about the life and work of this ultimate Renaissance man and interviews with world-renowned Leonardo experts give a fascinating insight into his contributions to science and medicine.

Leonardo - The Lost Painting will be shown on CNN International on Saturday 12 November at 15:00 and 22:30, Sunday 13 November at 11:30 and 22:30, Monday 14 November at 05:30 and 09:30, Tuesday 15 November at 11:30 and 18:30 and Wednesday 16 November at 06:30 (All South African times).