Research Paper: Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci was a super-genius and one of the greatest painters of the Italian Renaissance. ... Leonardo da Vinci was born in 1452 in the small hill town of Vinci. ... This painting made Leonardo da Vinci one of the world's most memorable artists. ... However, several X-rays and close comparison with drawings of Leonardo say that the Mona Lisa could actually be a self-portrait of Leonardo da Vinci! (http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/vinci.html) Leonardo da Vinci arrived with the painting in his baggage in France in the year 1516. ...

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