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501 years have passed since Leonardo da Vinci, a prominent figure in the Renaissance, passed away. His genius allowed him to leave his mark on the era, being a painter, sculptor, architect, musician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist and writer.

Leonardo da Vinci's personality also proved to be tender 500 years after his death, on May 2, 1519.

Two Italian experts will perform a DNA test using a strand of hair believed to belong to da Vinci. The strand comes from a private collection in the United States and will be exhibited starting Thursday at the Leonardo Davinci Museum of Ideals in Vinci, the city in Tuscany where the famous artist was born.

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Scientists believe that the DNA analysis could dispel any doubts about the artist's remains, which are said to have been discovered in a tomb in Amboise, France.

Da Vinci was originally buried in the chapel of Saint Florentin in the Amboise Castle in the Loire Valley. But the tomb was destroyed during the French Revolution and the bones are believed to have been moved to a smaller chapel (Saint-Hubert) of the same castle. However, so far it has never been established with certainty that these are Leonardo's remains.

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Leonardo Da Vinci lived in France for the last three years of his life, at the invitation of King Francis I.

Born on April 15, 1452, Leonardo is considered one of the most important personalities of the Renaissance. Famous both as a painter and as a sculptor, architect, musician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist and writer, da Vinci reflected his aspirations for a practical approach to the theoretical fields specific to his time.

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We have all heard of "The Vitruvian Man" and "The Mona Lisa", some of the works that made da Vinci known throughout the world. Mona Lisa has always generated discussion among scientists and artists, all trying to find out more about the woman with the look "following you around the room" and has an unmistakable smile.

According to the most widespread hypothesis, the model of the painting was named Lisa Gherardini, born in 1479, in Florence. A descendant of a modest family, she married at the age of 16 the son of a cloth merchant, himself a merchant, Francesco di Bartolomeo del Giocondo, and gave him three children.

When, in 1503, Francesco del Giocondo moved to a more spacious apartment on Via del Stufa and decided to make a portrait of his wife, he turned to Leonardo da Vinci. Francesco never received his commissioned work.


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Leonardo da Vinci's origins are still shrouded in mystery

Although today is considered the greatest genius of the Renaissance, Leonardo da Vinci has not yet revealed all its secrets, its origins remain unknown despite more than 30 years of research, Agnese Sabato and Alessandro announces biographies Vezza.

The two researchers have tried in recent decades reconstitution of the genealogical tree of the greatest thinker and inventor of the Middle Ages, despite very little information currently available.

In fact, the only mention of the birth of da Vinci appears in a notarial document of 1457: "Lionardo, aged 5 years, the illegitimate son of San Piero and Caterina, who is now married to Acchattabriga di Piero del Vacche da Vinci . "

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If biographies were able to identify the person presumed father, San Piero in one of a Florentine notary, absolutely no information about Caterina could not be found. Vinci Italian city archives do not keep any mention of Leonardo's mother, although legend has it that it had been the face of the local peasants.

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"Most likely, Catherine would have been a slave of Balkan origin or Arabic, even more because many of the citizens of Florence also used to hold slaves. Official records mentions over 550 servants in wealthy families, and the search is more difficult as most slaves were named Maria, Marta and Caterina "announces Vezza.

Although its origins remain disputed, Italian researchers believe that Leonardo da Vinci would have Arab roots, as demonstrated tests on his fingerprints.


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Mona Lisa nude version , painted by Leonardo da Vinci. The painting was found in a private collection

Leonardo da Vinci painted her famous Mona Lisa in several versions, including one nude Announces Discovery News. New painting, discovered after centuries, depicting mysterious woman in an original version and similarities between the two portraits, it and the classic, are striking.

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The painting was brought to light in a private collection, where it stayed hidden for over a century. Museo Ideale exposed today in Tuscany, it is a first for people of culture and art reveals unknown aspects still famous Renaissance artist.

"Even if painting is called  Mona Vanna, eyes front, hand position, the concept of space and dark background, all go to think of the Mona Lisa iconographic theme," said Alessandri Vezza, director of the museum in Toscana.

The portrait belonged to Napoleon's uncle, Cardinal Joseph Fesch (1763-1839) and was hidden in the wooden wall of his personal library. Moreover, the painting was forgotten in the wall for over a century. A note Fesch weather looks like its acquisition of "Portrait of Mona Lisa, mistress of Francis I, Leonardo da Vinci" from Rospigliosi, an influential member of the Roman aristocracy, and remained in his possession until his death. The painting was bought, apparently, Napoleon III, because in the end, to reach the private museum of Count Giuseppe Primol, a descendant of Luciano Bonaparte, one of Napoleon's brothers.

Experts believe that da Vinci made several nude portraits, but they have never been exposed is deemed offensive. It is obvious however that such works have inspired other artists, so like Rafaello, which in 1518 performed nude portrait of his lover.

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The real hidden message in Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper: Claims artist left out halos to show Jesus was a 'common mortal'

Though earlier artwork depicted the 13 subjects as saints, da Vinci’s work, pictured, suggests the disciples were common people, and that Jesus himself was actually mortal. This is due to a lack of halos, which can be seen in all earlier versions of the scene

Leonardo da Vinci’s painting is not the only version of The Last Supper.All earlier versions of the scene paint Jesus and disciples each with a haloBut, da Vinci's version omits this feature, implying they are common menExperts say this suggests the artist was indicating that Jesus was mortal

While da Vinci’s painting may be the most widely recognized, it is not the only version of The Last Supper, the Smithsonian Channel explains.There are numerous other renditions of Jesus and the 12 disciples that preceded da Vinci’s 15th century painting.

And, all others have one thing in common which sets them apart from their successor – halos.
In da Vinci’s version of this scene, not even Jesus is shown to have a halo around his head.

‘Before Leonardo da Vinci, all versions of The Last Supper showed Jesus and his disciples with halos, in effect, portraying them as saints,’ the video explains.


‘But, da Vinci chose to ignore this convention and paint them without halos.’

THE SECRET MESSAGE

Though the claims made in the novel and film The Da Vinci Code were false, experts say there is actually a hidden message in Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper.

This can be seen in the lack of a halo around each of the 13 subjects' heads.

In all earlier versions of the scene, Jesus and his disciples are each shown with a halo, depicting them in a saint-like way.

Da Vinci's omission of this feature suggests they were common men, and that Jesus was mortal. 

There are numerous other renditions of Jesus and the 12 disciples that preceded da Vinci’s 15th century painting. And, all others have one thing in common which sets them apart from their successor – halos. A painting from the 14th century is pictured above

In da Vinci’s version of this scene, not even Jesus is shown to have a halo around his head. In the 14th century painting above, all subjects at the table are shown to have a halo

In the novel The Da Vinci Code, and the film that followed, the painting played a critical role, with the story claiming that the figure sitting to Jesus’s right is Mary Magdalene, rather than the disciple John.

This was said to imply that Mary was ‘The Holy Grail.’
The arguments made in the fictional book were met with harsh criticism by some, and experts say there is no doubt that the figure is actually John.

But, in one way, the novel wasn’t entirely off the mark in its interpretation of the painting, according to Smithsonian.

‘Leonardo da Vinci is communicating a subtle message with his Last Supper,’ the video explains. ‘He’s telling us that Jesus was a mortal – a theme echoed in The Da Vinci Code.’

According to Taddei, the people depicted in da Vinci’s painting are not saints but are instead ‘simple men,’ implying that Jesus, too, was mortal. The artwork above, painted just years before da Vinci's version, shows Jesus and each of the 12 disciple with a halo around their heads 

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