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Mona Lisa MkI: Mysterious early version of Da Vinci’s most famous portrait has art experts baffled
GENEVA — The mystery behind the most enigmatic smile in art — Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” — just got a little more complicated.
In a coming-out party of sorts in Geneva, rounds of flashbulbs popped Thursday as the non-profit Mona Lisa Foundation pulled back the curtain to present what it claims is a predecessor of the world’s most famous portrait. (Laurent Gillieron / Keystone / The Associated Press / Files)
Photos of the day
Leonardo da Vinci’s The Vitruvian Man is recreated by artist John Quigley for Greenpeace on the Arctic sea ice, to highlight the fact that the Arctic is melting and the need for world leaders need to take urgent action on climate change. This September could mark the lowest sea ice minimum on record. (Nick Cobbing/Greenpeace)
