The mystery of the Mona Lisa Background

University of California Professor Carlo Pedretti thinks that, the background behind Mona Lisa came from the landscape in Bristol Arnold Bridge located in Arezzo city, central Italy. This is based on that Da Vinci was born in Vinci town which was about 100 kilometers away from Arezzo and he once lived there, in addition, the original landscape of this region was exactly the same as the background of Mona Lisa. Therefore, Da Vinci was likely to adopt the pastoral scenery of this region as the background of the Mona Lisa. When this view of Pedretti was announced in the International Symposium of Da Vinci Painting, many art history experts agreed with it.

The mystery of the cause of death of Mona Lisa
According to the records, Lisa •Di • Gherardini died of depression at the age of 46. But a Japanese cardiologist said he found Mona Lisa's left eye with a macular, which was a sign of high cholesterol levels. Japan cardiologist said Mona Lisa should die of myocardial infarction.

Mona Lisa is an endless issue for people to discuss. From its advent, the later generations have made a great deal of tasting and speculation, and left more and more puzzles. At present, there are hundreds of monographs concerning Mona Lisa and nearly 100 scholars considering this Da Vinci painting as a lifelong subject. The passage of time does not make the mysteries to be solved, only to leave more doubts to the future people with in-depth studies.

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