I saw the picture on the cover of this morning’s National Post and recognized it as the so-called Leonardo drawing, since this was first reported last year.

27 July 2008, The Times: Picture kept in a drawer ‘is £100m da Vinci’
28 July 2008, The Australian: Unknown Leonardo kept in drawer
22 August 2008, New York Times: A Portrait by Leonardo? Scholars and Skeptics Differ
29 August 2008, New York Times: Dealer Who Sold Portrait Joins Leonardo Debate

The ‘news’ today is that the fingerprint ‘proves’ it is by Leonardo. I’ve studied and copied Leonardo drawings for half of my life, and I’m inclined to agree.

For that matter, I once saw a sculpted terra-cotta angel-head at the ROM and I thought that was probably by Leonardo too.