Real-life Da Vinci Code plays out in Italy
(NEWSER) - Want to know the true identity of the Mona Lisa? Just look deep into her eyes. Art historians have discovered miniscule numbers and letters painted there, and believe they might give a clue as to who sat for Leonardo Da Vinci's 500-year-old masterpiece. A group in Italy magnified high resolution images of the painting in order to find the "code," which is not visible to the naked eye, one researcher tells the Telegraph . "LV" appears in the right eye, likely standing for the artist's own name. More»
