Geologist Pizzorusso s research combines art and science to pinpoint Mona Lisa s location in Lecco, Italy, challenging previous theories with geological findings.
The landscape behind the Mona Lisa has been identified as Lecco on the shores of Lake Como and it is now casting new light on another secret of Leonardo s masterpiece - her mesmerising smile.
Lake Como, lake in Lombardy, northern Italy, 25 miles (40 km) north of Milan; it lies at an elevation of 653 feet (199 metres) in a depression surrounded by limestone and granite mountains that reach an elevation of about 2,000 feet (600 metres) in the south and more than 8,000 feet (2,400 metres)
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