Art curators in Italy have unveiled what they believe is the last surviving sculpture of Leonardo da Vinci. "The Virgin with the Laughing Child" sculpture, which was long credited to Italian artist Antoni Rossellino, actually may have been created by da Vinci in 1472, The Guardian reported citing experts. Curators and scholars have said key characteristics of the artwork were similar to drawings that da Vinci made. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPItalian academic Francesco Caglioti, who teaches at Naples University, reportedly was leading the charge for crediting the sculpture to da Vinci. Separately, a new analysis of "Mona Vanna," a charcoal drawing that had puzzled experts for centuries, suggested that it likely was created by da Vinci as well.

Source: Fox News March 11, 2019 01:42 UTC