After more than five centuries,
another of the (many) mysteries of the Gioconda, the most famous portrait in the world, was revealed.
"
It is the Romito di Laterina bridge
, in the province of Arezzo, which Leonardo da Vinci painted in the landscape behind it."
This was revealed by an investigation coordinated by the historian Silvano Vinceti, author of other important discoveries about the work in the past, which seems to leave little doubt about the issue that has fueled countless disputes over the years.
La Gioconda in the Louvre Museum, in Paris (EFE).
Among the theses defended, the ones that have aroused the most clamor refer to the medieval bridge of Bobbio, in the province of Piacenza, and the bridge of Buriano in the province of Arezzo.
the real bridge
But now this latest research (carried out also thanks to the collaboration of the cultural association La Rocca) seems to have identified
the "true" bridge "without a doubt".
"It's the Etruscan-Roman Romito or Ponte di Valle bridge," Vinceti explained.
The Etruscan-Roman bridge Romito or Ponte di Valle.
"Today
only one arch remains
, but between 1501 and 1503 it was in operation and heavily trafficked, as a document on the state of artifacts on Medici estates, held in the Florence state archives, attests."
"Just at that time Leonardo was in the 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," he added.
He explained that "
the Romito bridge had four arches
, rested on two cliffs, it was part of a detour that allowed the journey between Arezzo, Fiesole and Florence to be shortened by several kilometers".
Currently only one arch remains, but between 1501 and 1503 it was in operation and very busy.
"The Bobbio bridge, on the other hand, has more than six arches, and the Buriano one too. And they are located on flat ground," added Vinceti.
To consolidate the thesis, images taken from a drone, the virtual reconstruction of the bridge and "historical documents" "certify that
Leonardo often resided in Fiesole
at that time, with an uncle who was a priest named Amadori or Amadoro," Vinceti added. .
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