Has researcher solved mysteries surrounding Mona Lisa?

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Italian researchers say they have solved one of the remaining mysteries surrounding Leonardo da Vinci’s (1452-1519) painting of the Mona Lisa. Art historian Silvano Vinceti (74) reported that the world-famous image in the background of the Mona Lisa shows the Romito bridge from Laterina, a place in Tuscany.

The scientist said at a press conference in Rome on Wednesday that only part of the structure remains today. However, after research, Vinceti is convinced that da Vinci painted the bridge that he often saw himself at the beginning of the 16th century.

Who is the woman in the painting?

The Mona Lisa is one of the most famous oil paintings in the world and hangs in the Louvre in Paris. For centuries there have been discussions about the work of the painter, inventor and universal genius da Vinci, such as which landscapes can be seen in the background. A small part of it – the bridge is painted next to the left shoulder of the Mona Lisa – is said to have been solved by now.

The question of who painted da Vinci in the first place is still controversial in art history. In Italy, the painting is known as «La Gioconda», named after the wife of a Florentine merchant. Other theories include that the Renaissance painter depicted a different woman, that he may have been painting a man, or that he simply did not immortalize a real person in his work. (SDA)

Source: Blick