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Mystery of a masterpiece, a production of Nova and National Geographic Television ; produced and directed by David Murdock

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Mystery of a masterpiece, a production of Nova and National Geographic Television ; produced and directed by David Murdock

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eng

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videorecording

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Mystery of a masterpiece

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769033158

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Originally broadcast on television on Jan. 25, 2012

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a production of Nova and National Geographic Television ; produced and directed by David Murdock

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Summary

In October 2009, a striking portrait of a young woman in Renaissance dress made world news headlines. Though it had been purchased two years earlier for around $20,000, the portrait is now thought to be an undiscovered masterwork by Leonardo da Vinci worth more than $100 million. Did cutting edge imaging analysis help tie the portrait to Leonardo? Nova meets a new breed of experts who are approaching 'cold case' art mysteries as if they were crime scenes

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live action

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