Posted on 02/02/2011 4:26:26 PM PST by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
For centuries, people have been speculating about who modeled for Leonardo Da Vinci's "Mona Lisa." Was it Lisa Gherardini, the wife of a Florentine merchant? Was it Isabella of Aragon? Was it the artist himself, as some experts believe? Or was it, as new research suggests, none of the above?
An Italian art historian, Silvano Vinceti, believes the model for the "Mona Lisa" was a man named Gian Giacomo Caprotti, better known as Salai, a male apprentice (and possible lover) of da Vinci...
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THEY ARE NOT GETTING LEONARDO DA VINCI. I am so sick of the gays doing this.
Hey, I did my own research...I believe it was Da Vinci’s First cousin, once removed. Hey, why not..keep it going.
That is SO funny.
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