That's a lot of quotes for one sentence, but it's well deserved. Researchers believe that they may have found a lost mural of Leonardo Da Vinci behind a newer wall painted by Vasari.
The story goes that Leonardo was supposed to paint a depiction of a recent battle, started a massive mural, yet left it unfinished as he seemed to do with many of his pieces. It was previously thought that the mural was painted over, lost forever, but a new group or researchers believes that Vasari built a new wall centimeters from the old one, blocking the unfinished mural but leaving it untouched.
Of course, it's a bit of a problem having another masterwork by Vasari over what could be a long lost Leonardo...It's not like Vasari was a hack and you can just tear down the old wall...and there's no guarantee the painting beneath was done by Leonardo...check it out...
Lost mural by Leonardo da Vinci may be hidden behind Italian wall
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