Mona Lisa is based in part on Leonardo da Vinci’s male lover, an Italian art detective claims. Silvano Vincenti, who has been analyzing da Vinci’s world-renowned painting for years, believes … ...

An art historian claims the model in Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece was one of his male muses, a young man called Gian Giacomo Caprotti, whose nose and mouth bear striking similarities to those ...

He argues the work of art is based on da Vinci’s assistant, Salai, whose real name was Gian Giacomo Caprotti. He worked for the legendary artist for nearly 25 years and was a close friend.

SAN FRANCISCO — Pictures don't do it justice. In person, Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi is haunting, a 500-year-old portrait of Jesus Christ that seems to radiate from within while ...

A male apprentice, long-time companion and possible lover of Leonardo da Vinci was the main influence and a model for the Mona Lisa painting, an Italian researcher said. Thu, 03 Feb, 2011 - 07:59 ...

He believes that two artists called Salai and Baltraffio, who worked alongside Da Vinci, are the true painters of the piece which has been described as the ‘male Mona Lisa’.