Italian experts have found what
they say is hair from Lenoardo da Vinci and are set to do a DNA
test on the Renaissance genius's locks, they announced Monday.
"We found, across the Atlantic, a lock of hair historically
tagged 'Les Cheveux de Leonardo da Vinci' and this extraordinary
relic will enable us to carry out research on his DNA," said
Alessandro Vezzosi, director of the Museo Ideale Leonardo da
Vinci, and historian Agnese Sabato, president of the Leonardo da
Vinci Heritage foundation.
The find will be presented at a press conference at Vinci
near Florence on May 2, they said - the 500th anniversary of the
artist's death.
"The historical find of the lock of hair," Vezzosi said,
"which up till now had been hidden in an American collection,
will be shown in a world premiere, together with documents that
prove its ancient French provenance".
The presentation will kick off an exhibit in Vinci titled
'Leonardo Vive' (Leonardo Lives).
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