Italy to seek "lost Leonardo" behind Florence wall
SOURCE: Reuters (1-10-07)
One of the art world's great mysteries may be about to be solved: Did Leonardo Da Vinci paint a masterpiece that was lost in time, and does it still survive today?
Italy's culture minister gave his go-ahead on Wednesday to explore behind a wall in Florence's renaissance town hall to see if it is hiding the 500-year-old "Battle of Anghiari," sometimes known as the "lost Leonardo."
Italy's culture minister gave his go-ahead on Wednesday to explore behind a wall in Florence's renaissance town hall to see if it is hiding the 500-year-old "Battle of Anghiari," sometimes known as the "lost Leonardo."
Source:
Reuters
Source URL:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070110/en_nm/italy_leonardo_dc_1
Date:
1-10-07
