Mona Lisa is a Man - Leonardo's Gay Lover!

I can hear the fundamentalists ranting now!  Look for the Mona Lisa to be removed from art history textbooks in Texas soon.  Why? Well, Silvano Vicenti, head of the National Historic Commission of Italy says that the Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinci's enigmatic portrait is most likely of his gay lover. 

Long thought to be a portrait of a local merchant's wife, the face bears more than a little resemblance to two other works by the master.  Both were modeled by his lover Gian Giacomo Caprotti.  The painting of John the Baptist and a drawing called "Angel Incarnate" both look to have the same face as Mona Lisa.

As the animation I created shows, it's pretty intriguing.  So, let the ranting begin!