da Vinci

Mona Lisa is probably the most widely recognized painting all over the world. The painting, done by Leonardo Da Vinci, shows a woman with a half-smile and a half-smirk. Scientists are now trying to find the remains of a woman who, many historians agree, was the prime inspiration behind the painting.

In a new study by scientists and researchers using newly developed X-ray technology, the Mona Lisa was scanned to discover the exact methods in which it's creater da Vinci was able to create such masterpieces.