by Mike Krumboltz

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.

At a press conference in Rome on Wednesday, Vinceti explained his theory. Salai wa

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