That unicorn is really a lap dog: The secret details in 4 classic paintings revealed

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How, exactly, does a Leonardo da Vinci mural believed to be three times the width of The Last Supper get lost? This is a mystery that Maurizio Seracini has been trying to solve since 1975.

After graduating with a degree in engineering from the University of California San Diego, Seracini was approached about a project in his hometown of Florence. The mission: to search for da Vinci’s unfinished fresco, …

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Posted on October 13, 2012, in Art History Miscellany. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a Comment.

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