Was da Vinci's lover the face of Mona Lisa?

The Scotsman - Top Stories - Was da Vinci's lover the face of Mona Lisa?

"AN AMATEUR German historian believes she has found the answer to a mystery that has intrigued art historians for centuries.

Maike Vogt-Luerssen says 17 years of research have lead her to conclude that the Mona Lisa portrayed the love-sick Duchess of Milan, and not the wife of a Florentine merchant, as the Louvre, where the picture hangs, insists.

She believes the notoriously enigmatic smile is the hint of the noblewoman’s passion for the painter..."