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The real-life Da Vinci Code: Historians discover tiny numbers and letters in the eyes of the Mona Lisa Nick Pisa and Luke Salkeld Daily Mail 12/12/2010	French scientists crack secrets of Mona Lisa ANGELA DOLAND Yahoo! News 07/16/2010
Intrigue is usually focused on her enigmatic smile. But the Mona Lisa was at the centre of a new mystery yesterday after art detectives took a fresh look at the masterpiece – and noticed something in her eyes. Hidden in the dark paint of her pupils are tiny letters and numbers, placed there by the artist Leonardo da Vinci and revealed only now thanks to high-magnification techniques.	The enigmatic smile remains a mystery, but French scientists say they have cracked a few secrets of the "Mona Lisa."
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Unrecognised Leonardo da Vinci portrait revealed by his fingerprint Ben Hoyle The Times 10/13/2009
The ghost of a fingerprint in the top left corner of an obscure portrait appears to have confirmed one of the most extraordinary art discoveries.
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