Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mark
December 4th, 2006
Filed under: Marginalia
Luigi Capasso and his pals at the Anthropology Research Institute at Chieti University in central Italy have pieced together Leonardo Da Vinci’s left index fingerprint, which they say could give clues to what food the artist ate and whether his mother was of Arabic origin.
The artist often ate while working, and Capasso and other experts said his fingerprints could include traces of saliva, blood or the food he ate the night before. It is information that could help clear up questions about his origins.
via AP
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