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discover Secret story of Mona Lisa Art investigator Giuseppe Pallanti made the discovery after poring over hundreds of ancient manuscripts. Da Vinci experts now hope to locate her coffin so that they can examine the DNA of her remains. Mr Pallanti made his announcement at a packed press conference in the Renaissance city of Florence, visited by thousands of British holidaymakers every year. He said that documents showed that Lisa Gherardini - or Mona Lisa - is buried in the rundown ruins of the former Convent of St Orsula in the heart of the city. Mr Pallanti said: "Her tomb is in there. I've pored through thousands of archive pages and I'm convinced the remains of Leonardo's model Lisa Gherardini are buried there." He added that his research had wiped away all doubt about the identity of La Gioconda, as the Italians call the Mona Lisa, because of the surname of her husband, Giocondo. Mr Pallanti explained: "It was her, Lisa, the wife of the merchant Francesco Del Giocondo - and she lived right opposite Leonardo in Via Ghibellina.'' Historians are certain that Lisa Gherardini was the model and records show that she married Francesco Del Giocondo in 1495 when she was 16 and he was 35.