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| | deseretnews.com | Fingerprint may solve mystery |
 | | "The Adoration of the Christ Child" is attributed to Fra Bartolomeo, but a newly discovered fingerprint in the paint, along with stylistic similarities, are making experts think of Leonardo da Vinci, who sometimes left a digital imprint on his works as a sort of signature. |
 | | Near the completion of the painting's yearlong restoration, "a kind of yellowish halo could be seen in the sky in the upper left," the chief restorer, Elisabetta Zatti, said Tuesday, describing the fingerprint she found. |
 | | Fra Bartolomeo, originally Baccio della Porta, became a Dominican friar after falling under the influence of the fire-and-brimstone sermons of Girolamo Savonarola. |
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