(ANSA) - ROME, 03 MAY - After more than five centuries, another of the (many) mysteries of the Mona Lisa, the most famous portrait in the world, would be revealed.
"It is the Romito bridge at Laterina, in the province of Arezzo, that Leonardo da Vinci painted in the landscape behind him".
This was revealed by a research coordinated by the historian Silvano Vinceti, already the author of other important discoveries on the work in the past, which seems to leave little doubt on the question that has fueled countless disputes over the years.
Among the theses supported, those that have aroused the most clamor refer to the medieval bridge of Bobbio, in the province of Piacenza, and to the bridge in Buriano in the province of Arezzo.
But now this latest research - conducted thanks also to the collaboration of the La Rocca cultural association - seems to have identified the "true" bridge "without a doubt".
"It is the Etruscan-Roman bridge Romito or Ponte di Valle - explains Vinceti - Currently only one arch remains, but between 1501 and 1503 it was in operation and very popular, as attested by a document on the state of the artifacts in the properties of the Medici family, found in the state archives of Florence".
"Just in that period Leonardo was in Val d'Arno, first in the service of Cesare Borgia, known as Valentino,
and then of the Gonfaloniere of the Republic of Florence Pier Soderini.
The Romito bridge had four arches, rested on two cliffs, was part of a diverticulum which made it possible to shorten the journey between Arezzo, Fiesole and Florence by several kilometres.
The Bobbio bridge, on the other hand, has more than six arches, and the one in Buriano too.
And they are located on flat ground". To consolidate the thesis, images taken by a drone, the virtual reconstruction of the bridge and, Vinceti adds, "historical documents which certify that Leonardo often resided in Fiesole at that time, with an uncle who was a priest named Amadori or Amadoro". (ANSA).
The Bobbio bridge, on the other hand, has more than six arches, and the one in Buriano too.
And they are located on flat ground". To consolidate the thesis, images taken by a drone, the virtual reconstruction of the bridge and, Vinceti adds, "historical documents which certify that Leonardo often resided in Fiesole at that time, with an uncle who was a priest named Amadori or Amadoro". (ANSA).
The Bobbio bridge, on the other hand, has more than six arches, and the one in Buriano too.
And they are located on flat ground". To consolidate the thesis, images taken by a drone, the virtual reconstruction of the bridge and, Vinceti adds, "historical documents which certify that Leonardo often resided in Fiesole at that time, with an uncle who was a priest named Amadori or Amadoro". (ANSA).