Researchers hope to exhume da Vinci, see if 'Mona Lisa' is really self-portrait
Friday, January 29, 2010
ROME -- The legend of Leonardo da Vinci is shrouded in mystery: How did he die? Are the remains buried in a French chateau really those of the Renaissance master? Was the "Mona Lisa" a self-portrait in disguise?
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