NOVA
Season 39 Episode 12 - Mystery of a Masterpiece
In October 2007, a striking portrait of a young woman in Renaissance dress made world news headlines. Originally sold nine years before for around $20,000, the portrait is now thought to be an undiscovered masterwork by Leonardo da Vinci worth more than $100 million. How did cutting-edge imaging analysis help tie the portrait to Leonardo? NOVA meets a new breed of experts who are approaching "cold case" art mysteries as if they were crime scenes, determined to discover "who committed the art." And it follows art sleuths as they deploy new techniques to combat the multibillion-dollar criminal market in stolen and fraudulent art.
Episodes in Season 39
Engineering Ground Zero
55 min
Surviving the Tsunami
55 min
Finding Life Beyond Earth: Are We Alone?
55 min
Iceman Murder Mystery
55 min
The Fabric of the Cosmos: What is Space?
55 min
The Fabric of the Cosmos: The Illusion of Time
55 min
The Fabric of the Cosmos: Quantum Leap
55 min
The Fabric of the Cosmos: Universe or Multiverse?
55 min
Deadliest Volcanoes
55 min
Bombing Hitler's Dams
55 min
3D Spies of WWII
55 min
Mystery of a Masterpiece
55 min
Ice Age Death Trap
55 min
Separating Twins
55 min
Cracking Your Genetic Code
55 min
Hunting the Elements
55 min
Deadliest Tornadoes
55 min
Why Ships Sink
55 min
Secrets of the Sun
55 min
