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NEWS ABOUT: Palazzo Vecchio

Palazzo Vecchio stories: 2 news summaries

 Fresco Clue 
 Launches Hunt 
 for Lost Da Vinci 

Artist's greatest work may be hidden behind palace fresco

Oct 20, 09 4:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Like a mystery straight from the Da Vinci Code, an Italian palace fresco harbors a clue pointing to the existence of a hidden masterpiece, claims an art expert. Now Italian professor Maurizio Seracini has been granted permission to seek the painting considered Leonardo da Vinci's greatest work. Seracini believes the... More »

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art • Italy • Da Vinci Code • Palazzo Vecchio • Florence • Leonardo da Vinci • masterpiece

Da Vinci to Be Decoded With Neutron Beam

Expert from bestseller may find masterpiece
in Florentine wall

Oct 24, 07 4:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - An art diagnostician so inventive that he was mentioned in The Da Vinci Code—the only real-life character in the book—will beam neutrons at a wall of Florence’s famous town hall next month, hoping to uncover a hidden Leonardo fresco. Maurizio Seracini has been waiting three decades to... More »

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painting • Palazzo Vecchio • Maurizio Seracini • Florence • neutron beams • fresco • Leonardo da Vinci

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