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by ITALY | Wed, 11/28/2007 - 05:54

A police fingerprint unit aims to remove lingering doubts about the authenticity of two paintings attributed to the school of Leonardo da Vinci.The police will…

Culture

Leonardo's last supper undamaged by dust

by ITALY | Mon, 10/29/2007 - 06:21

Milan's culture chief denied on Friday that Leonardo Da Vinci's fresco The Last Supper was being damaged by pollution in the traffic-clogged city.Vittorio…

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Mona Lisa self-portrait

by ITALY | Fri, 09/07/2007 - 03:34

The Mona Lisa is a disguised self-portrait of Leonardo da Vinci, a new book claims.American scholar Lillian Schwartz says in the book, Leonardo's Hidden Face,…

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Mona Lisa had fatty blood

by ITALY | Sat, 07/28/2007 - 07:38

The Mona Lisa suffered from a serious metabolic disease that made her blood fatty, according to a Belgian doctor.Jan Dequeker, a rheumatology lecturer at the…

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Mona Lisa birthplace found

by ITALY | Tue, 04/24/2007 - 05:57

The birthplace of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa has been located in her home town, Florence.Leonardo scholar Giuseppe Pallanti says documents show she was born…

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Mona Lisa burial place found

by ITALY | Fri, 01/19/2007 - 05:27

The burial place of Leonardo's Mona Lisa has been located in her home town, Florence.Leonardo scholar Giuseppe Pallanti says documents show she was interred in…

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Experts crack Mona Lisa smile

by ITALY | Thu, 09/28/2006 - 06:22

Dismissing theories of self-portraiture, dental problems, mourning and the like, a French art expert has found evidence for the idea that the Mona Lisa had…