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14/04/2006
New plagiarism claim for Da Vinci Code
In the wake of all plagiarism charges against The Da Vinci Code publishers, Random House, in relation to a 1982 book The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail being dismissed, a Russian art historian has stepped forward with a similar claim.
Mikhail Anikin asserts that Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown stole his idea that Leonardo Da Vinci was also a theologian and his Mona Lisa portrait was an allegory for the Christian Church.
Anikin is a Da Vinci expert at the Hermitage Museum.
He has said that he will sue Brown if he does not receive an apology and compensation.
Since The Da Vinci Code was published in 2003, it has become a global blockbuster and a screen adaptation, starring Tom Hanks. is due for release in May.
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