“Scientists and historians from Italy’s National Committee for Cultural Heritage have sought permission to open the artist’s tomb at Amboise Castle in the Loire valley.
While the identity of the Mona Lisa has been debated for centuries, some scholars have suggested that da Vinci may have painted himself as a woman in the masterpiece due to his love of riddles.
Experts believe that if they find the Renaissance painter’s skull, they can recreate his face and compare it to the Mona Lisa.”
Read more at The Telegraph
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Hope not.
Erm, why?
My such ghoulish skulduggery
Ooooooooh, exciting! I wouldn’t normally condone the digging up of the dead, but Leonardo has some questions to answer and he knows it…
Woww, the curiosity goes beyond limits. I am really curious to see the results of the digital face.
Derren, such a good job, i am also following you on twitter (and not only; following your vids also
), thanks for sharing news.
Mihai
Tell us when they do that, and post a picture! I want to know if I’ve got a female Leonardo hanging on my wall!
There is the worrying thought that exhuming Da Vinci’s body would be disrespectful; but personally, I don’t believe in ‘desecration’ – how can it possibly matter what happens to your body when you don’t need it anymore? Hopefully, he’d be pleased someone was trying to work out his riddle.
Jessxxx, I agree. Once youre done with your body, its just a rotting bag of meat and bones. I don’t care a wit what anyone does with it.
Accept one thing.
Please please please make sure you’re an organ donor! The world if full of loons that place some holy value on dead corpses. The world is desperately short on fresh organs for people who need them.
Ahh for feck sake
so leonardo might have been a crossdresser…hehehe…