The real-life Da Vinci Code: Historians discover tiny numbers and letters in the eyes of the Mona Lisa

Posted: December 13, 2010 in World News

Nick Pisa
Mail Online
December 13, 2010

Intrigue is usually focused on her enigmatic smile.

But the Mona Lisa was at the centre of a new mystery yesterday after art detectives took a fresh look at the masterpiece – and noticed something in her eyes.

Hidden in the dark paint of her pupils are tiny letters and numbers, placed there by the artist Leonardo da Vinci and revealed only now thanks to high-­magnification techniques.


Under the microscope: Historians in Italy have discovered that by magnifying the eyes of the Mona Lisa painting tiny numbers and letters can be seen

Experts say the barely distinguishable letters and numbers represent something of a real-life Da Vinci code.

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Comments
  1. aniya says:

    this is unordanary to here and see but sounds fake at the same time because we cant see what you all see with that very powerfil microscope you call it

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