RESEARCH REVEALS LEONARDO DA VINCI'S LIVING DESCENDANTS

  • 20/07/2021

After decades of research into Leonardo da Vinci’s purported remains, 14 living descendants of the Renaissance genius have been identified.   The study, published this month in the journal Human Evolution, derived its findings from a new genealogical tree that goes through 21 generations and four branches. The study provided little information about living descendants in order to protect their identities. ‘The individuals range in age from 1 to 85,’ Project researchers Agnese Sabato and Alessandro Vezzosi told.

This study is part of the Leonardo Da Vinci DNA Project. In order to ‘better understand his extraordinary talents and visual acuity through genetic associations’, the project aims to confirm the remains thought to be his.  The researchers who conducted the study said the results are eagerly awaited from a historical perspective.According to them, the research will enable academics to explore the roots of his genius, to find out about his physical prowess and his possibly precocious aging, as well as his health and hereditary conditions, and to explain his extraordinary visual qualities and synesthesia. These findings were determined by historical documents kept in public and private archives and by direct accounts of Leonardo’s descendants.

Related News

Israel PM reaffirms his plan to attack Rafah with ground for ...
  • 12/03/2024
Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan jailed for 10 years
  • 30/01/2024
ICJ orders Israel to stop genocide acts in Gaza
  • 26/01/2024
Iran bomb blast: More than 100 killed
  • 03/01/2024
Russia-Ukraine war: 14 killed in Russia’s Belgorod in shelli ...
  • 30/12/2023
Russia-Ukraine war: Biggest aerial attack on Ukraine cities
  • 30/12/2023
South Africa launches genocide case against Israel at UN Cou ...
  • 30/12/2023
Pakistan PM declares prohibition on New Year festivities
  • 30/12/2023
Health Ministry of Gaza: 20,057 people dead
  • 22/12/2023
Gaza Health Ministry: Over 15,500 killed in Gaza
  • 09/12/2023
14 dead in a fire at university dormitory in Iraq
  • 08/12/2023
Mount Merapi eruption: 11 hikers dead
  • 04/12/2023