Written by Hada Messia, CNN Matthew Robinson, CNN RomeA lock of hair believed to have belonged to the Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci is set to undergo DNA testing, as Italians mark the 500th anniversary of the artist's death. "We have recovered a lock of hair historically called 'Les Cheveux de Leonardo da Vinci,' along with another relic. This extraordinary find will allow us to proceed in the quest to isolate Da Vinci's DNA," Alessandro Vessozi, the director of the "Museo Ideale Leonardo da Vinci," and Agnese Sabato, the president of the Leonardo da Vinci Heritage Foundation, said in a statement seen by CNN. Alessandro Vezzosi, director of the Museo Ideale Leonardo da Vinci, will conduct DNA testing on the lock of hair. Leonardo da Vinci spent the last years of his life living close to King Francis I of France's residence at Château d'Amboise.

Source: CNN April 30, 2019 16:30 UTC