"Twin sister" of the Mona Lisa

The museum «Prado» Madrid was found "twin sister" of the famous "Mona Lisa". The Spanish news agency «EFE» reported that it is a copy of the world-famous picture that was drawn at the same time with the original in the workshop of Leonardo da Vinci. Painting has long hung in the Madrid museum, but of its value so far nothing was known. Only now, during restoration work revealed that the product was produced in parallel with the original. Draw it could presumably Andrea Salai or Francesco Melzi, the best students so Vinchi.

During the work on the painting, it was found that the black background on the copy was made later. Underneath Prado experts found the image of the Italian landscape, which can also be seen on the original. The copy is the same size as the original "Mona Lisa" and its creation also refers to the beginning of the 16th century. With the help of infrared rays, it was found that the artist during his work on the movie has taken the same fix as the da Vinci on the original. This proves that both works appeared simultaneously. As the Italian Museum and the Louvre, which houses the original, confirmed the origin of the copy. The official copy will be presented on 21 February.

Source: europe-today.ru/2012/02/u-mony-lizy-est-sestra-bliznec/