Mar 12, 2012

Toronto Star - "Lost da Vinci Masterpiece May Be Hidden in Florence Palazzo's Walls"

AP's Annalisa Camili and Frances D'Emilio report that UCSD researchers have discovered traces of a lost mural by Leonardo da Vinci.


Mar 12, 2012

Washington Post - "Leonardo da Vinci's 'possible' lost fresco"

Maura Judkis writes in the Lifestyle section about the CISA3 project to locate da Vinci's lost mural, The Battle of Anghiari.


Mar 12, 2012

Irish Times - "Hopes for finding lost da Vinci work"

Researchers in Florence say they are one step closer to proving a lost masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci, The Battle of Anghiari, is painted on a hidden wall in a cavity in Florence's town hall, where it has remained unseen for five centuries.


Mar 12, 2012

Los Angeles Times - "A long-lost Leonardo da Vinci fresco?"

Researchers from UC San Diego said Monday they have found evidence that suggests that a fresco by the Renaissance master exists beneath another fresco, Giorgio Vasari's Battle of Marciano, in the Florentine palace.


Mar 12, 2012

National Geographic - "Lost Leonardo da Vinci Mural Behind False Wall?"

By poking high-tech instruments through the wall of one priceless 16th-century mural in Italy, researchers announced that they think they've located the first 'encouraging' evidence that a second masterpiece—this one a lost Leonardo da Vinci—is hidden beneath.


Mar 12, 2012

The Guardian (UK) - "Art historians say they have found evidence of hidden Leonardo da Vinci"

Tom Kington reports from Florence that researchers who drilled through a fresco in Florence's town hall say paint used by Leonardo was found in the cavity behind.


Mar 12, 2012

New York Times - "Researchers May Have Found Evidence of Lost Leonardo Masterpiece"

In NYT's Arts Beat, Robin Pogrebin quotes a BBC report as saying CISA3's search for The Battle of Anghiari has shown possible signs of success.


Mar 12, 2012

Financial Times (UK) - "Lost Leonardo emerging after 450 years"

Guy Dinmore in Rome reports on the results announced by CISA3 director Maurizio Seracini on evidence that a da Vinci mural may still exist behind a wall in Florence's Palazzo Vecchio.


Mar 12, 2012

CBC (Canada) - "Leonardo da Vinci work may be hidden behind mural"

Researchers in Italy said they may have found traces of a Leonardo da Vinci work hidden under a fresco at the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence.


Mar 12, 2012

Daily Telegraph (UK) - "'Proof' that long lost Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece lies behind Florence painting"

Nick Squires reports from Florence on art 'detectives' searching for a long lost Leonardo masterpiece -- who found traces of paint which match that used by da Vinci on the Mona Lisa.


Mar 12, 2012

Straits Times (Singapore) - "Art sleuths believe long-lost Da Vinci masterpiece found in Italy"

According to the AFP news agency, scientists led by Maurizio Seracini believe they have found evidence of a long-lost Leonardo da Vinci mural inside a wall of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence.


Mar 12, 2012

Daily Mail (UK) - "'Lost' Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece may be hidden in 'secret compartment' in Florence palazzo - as hi-tech drill reveals traces of paints used in Mona Lisa Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2113830/Leonardo-da-Vinci-masterpiece"

Rob Waugh reports that a hidden message in a painting has led to the first evidence of a 'lost' Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece hidden inside a wall in the city hall of Florence.


Mar 12, 2012

BBC News - "Art experts find 'possible' Leonardo da Vinci fresco"

Researchers in Italy say they may have found traces of a Leonardo Da Vinci work hidden under a Florentine fresco.


Mar 12, 2012

BBC News - "Art experts find 'possible' Leonardo da Vinci fresco"

Researchers in Italy say they may have found traces of a Leonardo Da Vinci work hidden under a Florentine fresco.


Mar 12, 2012

KFMB TV and Radio - "UCSD team uncovers evidence of lost Da Vinci mural"

Is there a lost Leonardo Da Vinci painting hiding underneath another work of art in Italy? Researchers at UCSD say they've found evidence that there is, according to this report on San Diego's Channel 8 TV station and KFMB Radio.