Original sentence: A strip from the bottom of the painting was removed in the past, presumably due to damage, and Ginevra's arms and hands were lost.Ginevra de' Benci was a lady of the aristocratic class in 15th century Florence, admired for her intelligence by Florentine contemporaries.Nevertheless, the National Gallery of Art claims on its website that "it is now accepted by virtually all Leonardo scholars" as genuine.She is the subject of one of only 17 extant paintings attributed to Leonardo da Vinci.The Italian word for juniper is "ginepro", which leads many to believe that the juniper motif is a symbolic pun on Ginevra's name
Edited sentence: Ginevra de' Benci was a lady of the aristocratic class in 15th century Florence, admired for exceptional intelligence by her Florentine contemporaries.Nevertheless, there is compelling circumstantial evidence that the painting is an authentic Leonardo and the National Gallery of Art claims on its website that "it is now accepted by virtually all Leonardo scholars" as genuine.The Italian word for juniper is "ginepro," which leads many to believe that the juniper motif is a symbolic pun on Ginevra's name.Today she is remembered by art enthusiasts around the world, because she is the subject of one of only 17 extant paintings attributed to Leonardo da Vinci.Unfortunately, art enthusiasts will never see the full Ginevra de' Benci, because at some point in the past a strip from the bottom of the painting was removed, presumably due to damage, and Ginevra's arms and hands were lost