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A second Mona Lisa?

PORTLAND, Me., June 11 — Forget Paris. The curious are now flocking here for a Mona Lisa mystery.

A painting that bears a striking resemblance to the "Mona Lisa" is on display at the Portland Museum of Art, attracting residents, amateur art sleuths and tourists.

May was the busiest month on record for the museum. Staff members are not sure whether to credit the painting, which went on display a day before "The Da Vinci Code" opened in movie theaters or to a record rainfall.

Pigment analyses of the painting, "La Gioconda," show that it was created before 1510 and that its brush strokes were most likely by a left-handed painter like Leonardo. The "Mona Lisa," which Leonardo is said to have worked on from 1503 to 1507, is also known as "La Gioconda."

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