The most famous theory about the origins of Mona Lisa is that it is a painting of a local merchant's wife Lisa Gherardini.
But, researchers have come up with a new theory about the model for the most famous painting in the world.
According to Silvano Vincetti, head of Italy's National Historic Commission, the model was da Vinci's own apprentice named Gian Giacomo Caprotti or nicknamed Salai.
He had been the model for several other of da Vinci's works including the paintings of John the Baptist and Angel Incarnate.
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