Experts cannot say if bones in Florence church are Mona Lisa model

Scientific testing of bone fragments from a Florence church grave could not determine whether they are from the body of a Renaissance-era woman some believe was the model for Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, researchers said.

Experts cannot say if bones in Florence church are Mona Lisa model

Scientific testing of bone fragments from a Florence church grave could not determine whether they are from the body of a Renaissance-era woman some believe was the model for Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, researchers said.

The question of who might have been the model for the famous Mona Lisa smile has intrigued art lovers for centuries, with art historians differing on the model’s identity.

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