The da Vinci Mystery

Written by Pat's Papers | Wednesday, 18 January 2012 8:15 AM


Scientists are trying to crack their own da Vinci code of sorts, says the LA Times this morning. A team based out of the University of California San Diego is in Italy to decipher if a mural by the artist has been hidden in plain sight,  behind 16th century fresco, for hundreds of years. The team is using tablets to determine where to drill through the fresco, by artist Georgio Vasari, in order to place tiny cameras in the wall.

SOURCE: LA Times

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