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A group of Italian scientists believes the key to solving those puzzles lies with the remains - and they say they are seeking permission from French authorities to dig up the body to conduct carbon and DNA testing. The leader of the group, Silvano Vinceti, told the AP that he plans to press his case with the French officials in charge of the purported burial site at Amboise Castle early next week. The artist’s original burial place, the palace church of Saint Florentine, was destroyed during the French Revolution and remains that are believed to be his were eventually reburied in the Saint-Hubert Chapel near the castle. The group of 100 experts involved in the project, called the National Committee for Historical and Artistic Heritage, was created in 2003 with the aim of “solving the great enigmas of the past,” said Vinceti, who has written books on art and literature. In the best-case scenario - that of a well-preserved skull - the group would take a CAT scan and reconstruct the face, said Francesco Mallegni, an anthropology professor who specializes in reconstructions and has recreated the faces of famous Italians, including Dante.

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A group of Italian scientists believes the key to solving those puzzles lies with the remains - and they are seeking permission from French authorities to dig up the body for carbon and DNA testing. The leader of the group, Silvano Vinceti, said he plans to press his case with the French officials in charge of the purported burial site at Amboise Castle early next week. The artist’s original burial place, the palace church of Saint Florentine, was destroyed during the French Revolution, and remains believed to be his were reburied in the Saint-Hubert Chapel near the castle. Vezzosi, who is not involved in the project, said that investigating the tomb could help identify the artist’s bones and solve other questions, such as the cause of his death. As for the latest Italian proposal, Vinceti says preliminary conversations took place several years ago and he plans to follow up next week with a request to set up a meeting to explain the project in detail, paving the way for a formal request, he said. At the heart of the proposed study is the effort to ascertain whether the remains are actually Leonardo’s, including DNA testing.

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Portrait of a Woman Called ‘La Belle Ferronniere,’” by a follower of Leonardo da Vinci, is shown in this undated photo. NEW YORK â” An oil painting once erroneously believed to have been by Leonardo da Vinci sold for a much better than expected 1. La Belle Ferronniere â” real painter unknown â” went under the hammer at Sothebyâs in New York for 1. The painting was listed as by "a follower" of the Italian genius. The oil painting, depicting a richly dressed woman looking out over her left side, was wrongly identified in 1929, provoking a scandalous art world court case. In 1993 a da Vinci specialist ruled that the painting was executed in the mid-17th century â” more than a century after da Vinci died.

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