Leonardo Da Vinci project finds 14 living descendants

[Jilly_in_VA]

A study into the family history of the Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo Da Vinci claims to have found 14 living relatives, the youngest aged one.

The findings form part of a decades-long project, led by art historians Alessandro Vezzosi and Agnese Sabato, aimed at reconstructing the genealogical profile of Da Vinci – who never married and had no children, but had at least 22 half-brothers – in order to better understand his genius.

The latest study, published in the Human Evolution journal, documents a continuous male line spanning 690 years, starting from Leonardo’s grandfather, Michele, who was born in 1331, through 21 generations and including five family branches, to the 14 living descendants today.

The painter, scientist, engineer and architect was born the illegitimate son of a notary in the Tuscan town of Vinci in 1452 and died in Amboise, France, in 1519.

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/jul/06/leonardo-da-vinci-project-finds-14-living-male-descendants
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[ProudMNDemocrat]

1. Read Walter Issacson's book on Leonardo....

Fascinating read from the very onset.

Back in 2018 when we were in Albuquerque, at the Museum of Scirnce, there was a DaVinci exhibit. On the main floor was his painting process for the Mona Lisa, which took him 6 years.

The 2nd floor, exact replicas of his inventions with notes. DaVinci wrote backwards. Put them to a mirror, they read correct. Interesting fact.

[appalachiablue]

2. K/R