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To: mistermj who wrote (478435)	3/25/2012 1:06:21 AM
From: Sr K	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793903

By the makeup, by the lack of any background objects, by the unnatural hair and hair extension, by the focus on the face while ignoring other human anatomy, and by the mix of pastel and ink, this definitively is not a Leonardo. It's not even an "in the style of" by one or two or a few students, taking a crack at it at different times. Kate Ganz was ripped off for the $21,850. Guessing the value in U.S. Dollars doesn't seem right either, except to pull a fast one in New York or as a sloppy National Geographic headline. If it had been ... "may be a €75,000,000 Leonardo" it would have been more credible. The line separating the two background segments continues precisely into the line separating the two different hair color segments. This was an amateur mistake.

To: mistermj who wrote (478435)	3/25/2012 4:01:09 AM
From: goldworldnet	2 Recommendations Respond to of 793903

Here the writer believes it is a Leonardo, but not the woman named there. kleio.org 16/10/09 New painting of Leonardo da Vinci discovered! On 13th October 2009 newspapers reported about a newly discovered painting by Leonardo da Vinci. For the time being let's forget about the silly remarks about the finger print since we do not have any finger print of Leonardo's that we can be sure of. Nevertheless, this work was certainly made by the master himself. Because he "signed" it with one of his specific symbols, which can also be found in his emblem of the Academy of Milan which was founded by him in 1485 or 1486. However, the depicted is certainly not Bianca Sforza, whom, if the proponent had known about the history of the Sforza, would never have been proposed as a candidate. This portrait does neither exhibit any symbols, nor does it show the colours of the Sforza. However, the colours and the hair net allow the identification of the depicted. This painting is a portrait of the extraordinarily beautiful Angela Borgia Lanzol, cousin and lady-in-waiting of Lucrezia Borgia of Ferrara. She caused a lot of commotion at the court of Ferrara. Her portrait may have been commissioned by Cardinal Ippolito d'Este who was deeply in love with her. The Cardinal was a close friend of Leonardo da Vinci and helped him in his inheritance court case against Leonardo's half-brothers. The portrait has been painted in 1507. Pattern on the shoulder-piece of the dress: The device of the "Academia Leonardi" in Milan: * * *