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| THE DA VINCI DETECTIVE |
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One of the only real-life characters in Dan Brown’s bestseller “The Da Vinci Code,” Maurizio Seracini is a controversial scientist on the trail of two fascinating unsolved mysteries. For 30 years he has searched for a lost Leonardo Da Vinci mural unseen since the 1540s. Along the way he has uncovered a series of magnificent Da Vinci drawings hidden for years.
Follow along with the Smithsonian Channel as all of the clues fall into place. |
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| PART 1 VIDEOS: ADORATION OF THE MAGI |
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MESSAGE IN A FRESCO
Seracini finds a phrase hidden in a Vasari fresco. “Cerca trova” – “seek and you shall find.” Could this be a clue from the artist?
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| PART 2 VIDEOS: THE BATTLE OF ANGHIARI |
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AN IMPOSTER
Damage to a famous Da Vinci painting leads to an investigation that reveals it may not be a Da Vinci at all.
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EXCAVATING ART
With the help of infrared cameras, Seracini reveals Leonardo’s underdrawing of the Adoration of the Magi.
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