Scientists are one step closer to pinpointing fragments of Leonardo da Vinci’s elusive DNA. Da Vinci’s lost DNADespite being one of the most widely known figures of the European Renaissance, da Vinci’s genetic history is shrouded in mystery. The supposed tomb of Leonardo da Vinci in Saint-Hubert Chapel in Amboise, France. da Vinci’s anatomical study of the arm (c. 1510). Presumed self-portrait of Leonardo da Vinci (c. 1510).