Identifying the Real-Life Mona Lisa
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2013/08/16/identifying-the-real-life-mona-lisa.html
Deep below the ruins of the Sant' Orsola convent in Floence,the skeletal remains of eight women is buried. One of the skeletons is very likely that of Lisa Gherardini del Giocondo,believed to be Leonardo da Vinci's model for his famous painting of Mona Lisa.
In order to find out which of the ancient bones are hers,archeologists led by Silvano Vinceti started to investigate. The most likely remains were identified,and they could get an answer that the youngest one was her by using her husband and her son's DNA.
And then,Vinceti started to challenge the virtual reconstruction of Mona Lisa's face from the skeleton. The reconstruction will not answer all the question about her,but it will eliminate some theories by art historians about just what inspired her subtle expression.
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