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Mona Lisa identified?

Archaeologists excavating under Sant'Orsola convent in the Italian city of Florence have found bones which they believe may reveal the real identity of the woman portrayed in Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece, the Mona Lisa. Martin Kemp is emeritus professor of the history of art at Oxford University and one of the world's leading experts on the art of Leonardo da Vinci.

(Photo: Excavations at Sant'Orsola convent in Florence Credit: EPA)

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