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The Secret Battle Over Mona Lisa’s Prettier ‘Twin’

THE EYES HAVE IT

Leonardo da Vinci’s famous Mona Lisa hangs in the Louvre. But a second, earlier painting is at the heart of a multi-million-dollar battle to prove its authenticity and ownership.

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