Fingerprint may prove da Vinci painted disputed masterpiece

A fingerprint and stylistic touches uncovered during restoration of a disputed Renaissance masterpiece raises the possibility that it may have been painted by Leonardo da Vinci.

A fingerprint and stylistic touches uncovered during restoration of a disputed Renaissance masterpiece raises the possibility that it may have been painted by Leonardo da Vinci.

The master sometimes left his digital imprint on works as a kind of signature, restorers said in Rome today.

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