After 500 years of debate about Leonardo Da Vinci’s famous portrait the mystery is finally solved and, yes folks, she is smiling!

Social media and the press have been alight with news of this scientific breakthrough. Click below for an article from The Independent; one of many –

According to a recent study by the University of Freiburg, the answer to whether she is “sad” or “happy” is simple: her expression is unequivocally “happy”.

Art credit: Musée du Louvre