A group of Italian scientists believes the key to solving those puzzles lies with the remains - and they are seeking permission from French authorities to dig up the body for carbon and DNA testing. The leader of the group, Silvano Vinceti, said he plans to press his case with the French officials in charge of the purported burial site at Amboise Castle early next week. The artist’s original burial place, the palace church of Saint Florentine, was destroyed during the French Revolution, and remains believed to be his were reburied in the Saint-Hubert Chapel near the castle. Vezzosi, who is not involved in the project, said that investigating the tomb could help identify the artist’s bones and solve other questions, such as the cause of his death. As for the latest Italian proposal, Vinceti says preliminary conversations took place several years ago and he plans to follow up next week with a request to set up a meeting to explain the project in detail, paving the way for a formal request, he said. At the heart of the proposed study is the effort to ascertain whether the remains are actually Leonardo’s, including DNA testing.

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