Leonardo Da Vinci, Christopher Columbus & Mona Lisa: What did they have in common? Discover the true identity of Mona Lisa and all the secrets Leonardo Da Vinci has hidden with his Sfumato in his paintings. Over the past 500 years, each character cited above has been the subject of countless biographies, books, documentaries, and studies of all sorts; for all intent and purpose, it would be nearly impossible to find anything more to say about them. So I thought, ten years ago. Whereas today, I am certain, our knowledge of them is at best partly true, if not completely false. "Silence speaks volumes." Even a lack of information about a character such as Leonardo Da Vinci can provide clues that would help cross-referencing his biography with another character of the same era. Wouldn't it be naïve to think, "There is no live portrait of Christopher Columbus. All we have on records are paintings and drawings from descriptions made decades after his death." To add insult to injury, it is reported that "Leonardo Da Vinci's self-portrait is the only one available and we are not sure he is the author." What is even more appalling is to assume for five centuries that Mona Lisa's portrait is "the portrait of the Giaconda, Sforza's mistress" and, the icing on the cake is, "We don't know who she was." Whereas, more than likely, Columbus, the most important man of his era, would have been inclined of having his portrait painted by the most important painters of his time - not only once but perhaps several times, I might add. Furthermore, as part of any painter's initiation, Leonardo Da Vinci would have first tested his skills using his own anatomy prior to declaring himself an accomplished artist painter. Moreover, I would think if his skills were spontaneously excellent and his curiosity scientifically driven, mixed with a tiny dose of narcissism, like it is the case for most painters, he would have inevitably made several self-portraits depicting his features and his aging process. In addition, I think, if the artist in question considered his art secondary to his scientific projects, the rare occasion he would have made a portrait, it would have been more than likely for a very influential person of his entourage. Certainly not for some obscure Duke's mistress named "Giaconda," according to the fancy of a notoriously deceitful biographer. Thus, I was compelled to review the biographies of our famous subjects and at last, after an exhaustive, frustrating and painstaking ten years research, I succeeded filling in the blanks of their respective stories and, most importantly, I discovered their codes and secrets, many writers have bragged about discovering but failed to reveal. Download the novel: Mona Lisa's Mad love affair, it provides all the clues supporting the author's unprecedented discoveries on Leonardo Da Vinci's works, life and secrets.