ABC News has published a story titled, Mona Lisa mystery: Da Vinci to be exhumed.
The story reports that Leonardo Da Vinci’s remains are to be exhumed so that scientists can attempt to establish whether or not the Mona Lisa is a disguised self-portrait.
Scientists and historians from Italy’s National Committee for Cultural Heritage have sought permission to open the artist’s tomb in France’s Loire Valley.
They hope to find his skull which they can use to reconstruct his face to discover whether his famed masterpiece, the Mona Lisa, is in fact a self-portrait in disguise.
Really? Is it that important that we need to dig up the man’s bones? Is it really necessary to spend money on satisfying the curiousity of scientists?
The identity of the woman portrayed in the Mona Lisa has been a mystery for so many years and while it would be interesting to know the truth, isn’t this just taking things too far?
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Life imitates The Simpsons again (Lisa The Iconoclast, Series 3)
Oops: series 7!
.-= David Cook´s last blog ..Whither The Weather? =-.
I was curious to find out what people commented on this… didn´t expect the Simpsons, but, yips, that episode ran on TV just last week here! So true, and the Simpsons really are omnipresent 🙂
And yes, I think the money could be used better!
Definitely agree, Rodney! We worry about the silliest things sometimes… I guess we don’t have enough crises to keep our minds occupied…
What are they going to do after they dig him up……….ask him?