ROME:ThelegendofLeonardodaVinciiscoveredinmystery:Howdidhedie?AretheremainsburiedinaFrenchcastlereallythoseofthemaster?Wasthe"MonaLisa"aself-portraitindisguise(伪装)?
AgroupofItalianscientistsbelievethekeytosolvingthosepuzzleslieswiththeremainsandtheysaytheyareseekingpermissiontodigupthebodytoconductcarbonandDNAtesting.
Iftheskullisundamagedthescientistscangototheheartofaquestionthathasfascinatedscholarsandthepublicforcenturies:theidentityofthe"MonaLisa."RecreatingavirtualandthenphysicalreconstructionofLeonardo'sfacetheycancompareitwiththesmilingfaceinthepainting.
"Wedon'tknowwhatwe'llfindifthetombisopened.Wecouldevenjustfindgrainsanddust"saysGiorgioGruppioniananthropologistwhoisparticipatingintheproject."Butiftheremainsarewellkepttheyareabiologicalrecordofeventsinaperson'slifeandsometimesintheirdeath."SilvanoVincetitheleaderofthegroupsaidthatheplanstopresshiscasewiththeFrenchofficialsinchargeofthesaidburialsiteatAmboiseCastleearlynextweek.
LeonardomovedtoFranceattheinvitationofKingFrancisIwhonamedhim"firstpaintertotheking."Hespentthelastthreeyearsofhislifethereanddiedin1519atage67.Theartist'soriginalburialplacethepalacechurchofSaintFlorentinewasdestroyedduringtheFrenchRevolutionandremainsthatarebelievedtobehiswereeventuallyreburiedintheSaint-HubertChapelnearthecastle.
"TheAmboisetombisasymbolictomb;it'sabigquestionmark"saidAlessandroVezzosithedirectorofamuseumdedicatedtoLeonardoinhishometownofVinci.Vezzosisaidthatinvestigatingthetombcouldhelpidentifytheartist'sboneswithcertaintyandsolveotherquestionssuchasthecauseofhisdeath.Hesaidheaskedtoopenthetombin2004tostudytheremainsbuttheAmboiseCastleturnedhimdown.
Thegroupof100expertsinvolvedintheprojectcalledtheNationalCommitteeforHistoricalandArtisticHeritagewascreatedin2003withtheaimof"solvingthegreatmysteriesofthepast"saidVincetiwhohaswrittenbooksonartandliterature.
Arguablytheworld'smostfamouspaintingthe"MonaLisa"hangsintheLouvreinPariswhereitdrewsome8.5
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