In a message dated 01-02-21 13:13:10 EST, Indigo Nights wrote:

<< Well, it bears noting that, the last time I took an
 Art History course (back in 1991), the prevailing
 understanding of the day that the woman known as Mona
 Lisa was really a man--the artist Leonardo (the
 narcisist) himself! >>

I'm aware of this theory, but I think it's a stretch to say that it was ever
the prevailing opinion.  I'd be interested in any citations which support
that claim.

David Haberstich

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