'Early Mona Lisa' genuine - and we'll prove it today, says foundation
A foundation says it will prove to the world today that Leonardo Da Vinci painted an earlier version of the Mona Lisa – a claim doubted by at least one expert on the multifaceted Renaissance artist.
The Zurich-based Mona Lisa Foundation, which has been working with the anonymous owners of the “Isleworth Mona Lisa” says that after 35 years of research, experts believe it predates the famed 16th-century masterpiece by some 11 or 12 years based on regression tests, mathematical comparisons and historical and archival records.
