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THE HIDDEN NOTE: Pala says the loaves of bread and the hands of Jesus and the Apostles represent musical notes.

THE HIDDEN NOTE: Pala says the loaves of bread and the hands of Jesus and the Apostles represent musical notes.

Da Vinci hid music composition in Last Supper

An Italian musician and computer technician claims to have uncovered musical notes encoded in Leonardo Da Vinci's Last Supper, raising the possibility that the Renaissance genius might have left behind a somber composition to accompany the scene depicted in the 15th-century wall painting.

MASTER(PIECE) RECOVERY: Police standing outside Drumlanrig Castle, from where the painting was stolen.

Rare Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece recovered

The masterpiece, Madonna with the Yarnwinder, was at the centre of a worldwide search since 2003.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/rare-leonardo-da-vinci-masterpiece-recovered/50005-19.html

At 500, Mona Lisa still intrigues

It has been 500 years but Mona Lisa still has people foxed, confused, astonished and bewildered.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/at-500-mona-lisa-still-intrigues/23241-8.html

MOTHERLY POSE: Speculation surrounding Lisa helps scientists date the painting to around 1503.

Mona Lisa was new mother during pose

Mona Lisa had just given birth to her second son when she sat for the painting, a French art expert says.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/mona-lisa-was-new-mother-during-pose/22684-11.html

HAIL DA VINCI: The young woman with the ambiguous half smile has been identified as Lisa Gherardini.

Unveiling the secrets of Mona Lisa

Scientists are due to unveil some of the secrets behind Western art's most enigmatic smile.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/unveiling-the-secrets-of-mona-lisa/22488-11.html

MONA LISA SPEAK: The world

This is how Mona Lisa sounds

Mona Lisa's voice has been brought to life some 500 years after her death by Dr Suzuki, the world's foremost acoustics expert.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/this-is-how-mona-lisa-sounds/11218-13.html

Scientists and art historians have for centuries pored over Mona Lisa seeking to unveil the secrets of the portrait.

Da Vinci's Mona Lisa secret cracked

After decades of study, Jacques Franck, a consultant to the Armand Hammer Center for Da Vinci Studies, says he knows how Da Vinci achieved such perfection.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/da-vincis-mona-lisa-secret-cracked/7507-8.html

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