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Portrait of Leonardo da Vinci discovered in Basilicata

entertainment.timesonline.co.u… — What may be a hitherto unknown portrait of Leonardo da Vinci in middle age shows that the Renaissance genius had piercing blue eyes, a long nose and long graying hair with a droopy mustache.

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  • inactive, on 02/23/2009, -1/+22if this turns out to be actually leonardo, it'd be amazing. he's my favorite historical figure by far.
  • vincente, on 02/23/2009, -1/+19Went to Basilicata coupld of years ago - if someone cares check out my pics: http://jhfoto.de/index.php?a=basilicata
  • BaXiK32, on 02/23/2009, -0/+9..and he's my favorite ninja turtle!
  • Bactame, on 02/23/2009, -0/+9It sure looks like it could be him. People sure save the oddest stuff.
  • palehorse864, on 02/23/2009, -0/+8In a young girl's heart?
  • pagit, on 02/23/2009, -0/+7How the music can free her, whenever it starts?
  • Maratonda, on 02/23/2009, -0/+6I am from basilicata! Guys please take a moment to see where it is!!

    http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q& ...
    Digg this comment so people can know more about this wonderful region!

    I am actually from Matera, glad to see it in the news!

    Check this out as well about Basilicata:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBxwR-I3c_g
  • jascination, on 02/23/2009, -0/+5It seems to match with the images that that Siegfried Woldhek spoke about at TED:

    http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/siegfried_woldh ...
  • rampage88, on 02/23/2009, -0/+4we can finally stop comparing sketches of him to the mona lisa (supposed self-portrait). Been waiting for a discovery like this.
  • Zippo, on 02/23/2009, -1/+5You can't talk. I heard you leik Mudkips.
  • popstation, on 02/23/2009, -1/+4dugg for unibrow
  • inactive, on 02/23/2009, -1/+4Do you think he believed in magic?
  • inactive, on 02/23/2009, -0/+3I wonder if people will speculate that this newly discovered painting is in fact a form of archaic symbolism meant to obliquely point to the fact that the heir of Jesus Christ is alive and well in the modern world
  • AlpineStars777, on 02/23/2009, -1/+3A king among men.
  • depro9, on 02/23/2009, -1/+3No kings, no gods just men.
  • GTanaka, on 02/23/2009, -2/+4Am I the only one that sees the resemblance to Davy Jones in Pirates of the Caribbean?
  • BlatheringIdiot, on 02/23/2009, -0/+2Beautiful pictures. thanks for the share. What are the cows doing in that one pic- (5 clicks in)?
  • rsbryswrrl, on 02/23/2009, -0/+2It did apparently come to the Basilicata by way of the Templars in Jerusalem... Hmm...
  • stonebear, on 02/23/2009, -0/+2I'd see someone about that if I were you.
  • RyomaNagare, on 02/23/2009, -0/+1It was Sebastian Haff world's best Leonardo Impersonator, he traded places with the real leonardo, but no one believed him.
  • palehorse864, on 02/24/2009, -0/+1No seinfeld fans?
  • Zervaman, on 02/23/2009, -0/+1Dugg for Da Vinci
  • hushcolours, on 02/24/2009, -0/+1Hi,

    I was going to post an article, but you got ahead of me :-)

    Take care,

    José (The Art Inquirer)
  • MrChunks, on 02/23/2009, -0/+1Dad?
  • TypeEE, on 02/23/2009, -1/+2Looks like Grandolf the Grey
  • twinklyJesus, on 02/23/2009, -0/+1I only leiks yur mudkipzes
  • depro9, on 02/23/2009, -0/+1The guy was/is a time traveler.
  • Zippo, on 02/23/2009, -0/+1Right at the ankle of the boot, aren't ya.
  • simbait, on 02/23/2009, -0/+1<s>
    Zì Térrùn!!!
    </s>

    :>

  • melandroweb, on 08/03/2009, -0/+0Bello
  • kerbe6, on 02/23/2009, -2/+2HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
  • skullkid700, on 02/24/2009, -1/+1And it's magic, if the music is groovy
  • Secret7000, on 02/23/2009, -1/+1He looks like Jeffrey Combs with a beard.
  • knutslie, on 02/23/2009, -2/+1Oh, I thought it read: "Portrait of Leonardo DiCaprio discovered in Basilicata".
  • scarwars, on 02/23/2009, -2/+1That's Merlin
  • Unlegend, on 02/23/2009, -2/+1The description and the picture remind me of Dumbledore.
  • pinchduck, on 02/23/2009, -2/+1Wasn't he in "Pirates of the Caribbean"?
  • audreysee, on 02/23/2009, -4/+2How did they know it was really Leonardo da Vinci. It could be someone else. Unless they really know his appearance, they could be mistaken.
  • palehorse864, on 02/23/2009, -3/+1I've been reading this book, on Leonardo de Vinci. See, that means 'from Vinci', did you know that?
  • twinklyJesus, on 02/23/2009, -4/+1You know, I heard he likes the little boys....
  • pazimzadeh, on 02/23/2009, -7/+1well that's just kewl ZZOTH!!
  • urbanarson, on 02/23/2009, -9/+2Da Vinci was one of the greatest minds this world has ever known. That said...

    He has pedo face.

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