Speculations about Mona Lisa he had had no access to the actual painting, said that after "every laboratory test possible" in 2004 and 2009 that "no inscriptions, letters or numbers, were discovered during the tests." and that "The ageing of the painting on wood has caused a great number of cracks to appear in the paint, which have caused a number of shapes to appear that have often been subject to over-interpretation". Speculations about Mona Lisa The 16th-century portrait Mona Lisa, or "La Gioconda" ("La Joconde"), painted in oil on a poplar panel by Leonardo da Vinci, has been the subject of a considerable
Leonardo da Vinci programme broader phase (Leonardo II 2000–2006) concentrated on skills and employability of young people. Of the 21,000 projects financed in this phase, 19,000 had to do with mobility, supporting 367,000 individuals. The budget was €1.45 billion. Phase II was evaluated for the Directorate General for Education and Culture of the European Commission in 2008. In 2007 a new programme was started, to run until 2013. Leonardo da Vinci programme The Leonardo da Vinci programme is a European Commission funding programme focused on the teaching and training needs of those involved in vocational education and training (VET). The programme is part of