What do The Principessa and Mona Lisa Have In Common?

Experts think they have discovered a new Leonardo da Vinci painting. A Montreal-based forensic art expert Peter Paul Biro is certain that he has seen another Leonardo masterpiece. In order to identify the artist, a century’s old-fingerprint on the presumed 19th-century German painting was matched against one found on a verified Leonardo. The fingerprints corresponded and the results have been reported.
The painting was purchased in 2007 by a Canadian art collector Peter Silverman for Swiss Collector, name withheld. The painting is of a young woman who looks like a German princess and is titled the "Profile of the Bella Principessa." Before being privately owned in 2007 the painting was at the Ganz gallery in New York for several seasons.The painting's worth was formerly $19,000. However, since the discovery, the piece could now command as much as $150 million.
This piece of art is the only major Leonardo discovery identified in over a century. Biro defends his findings by pointing out that the print of an index or middle finger was found on the painting and that it is verified by a fingerprint found on Leonardo's "St. Jerome." Currently "St Jerome" is hung in the Vatican and with authorization the firm was allowed to use multispectral images of the painting. The lab could then use a special digital scanner to reveal multiple layers of the piece.
Reportedly fingerprints are found in several of da Vinci's works. By taking advantage of multispectral imaging they were able to get a recognizable fingerprint from St. Jerome and contrast it with the fingerprint located on the "Profile of Bella Principessa" painting. The results flabbergasted the art world and the world at large.
Not only does the painting have Leonardo's fingerprint, but also his method, style, and general makeup. Findings point to Leonardo. Critics were initially reluctant to state it was a Leonardo, including the Swiss owner. However, the science has proven this theory to be correct and even curators at the British Museum are confirming the find.

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