The Mona Lisa was a paint-by-numbers

...not really. But for some reason that's all that kept popping into my mind when I read this article. It's interesting nonetheless.

Intrigue is usually focused on her enigmatic smile.

But the Mona Lisa was at the centre of a new mystery yesterday after art detectives took a fresh look at the masterpiece – and noticed something in her eyes.

Hidden in the dark paint of her pupils are tiny letters and numbers, placed there by the artist Leonardo da Vinci and revealed only now thanks to high-­magnification techniques.

Experts say the barely distinguishable letters and numbers represent something of a real-life Da Vinci code.

I'm always intrigued by stuff like that. We'll never really know what the real story was with those tiny letters and numbers, and it might not be a big deal at all. But I enjoy wondering.

[Daily Mail]