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Leonardo da Vinci was the son of a slave and half-Italian, expert claims

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Mona Lisa painter Leonardo da Vinci was only half-Italian and his mother was a slave who was trafficked to Italy from the Caucasus region, new research has claimed.

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Italian novelist: Leonardo's da Vinci's mother was a slave

An Italian scholar has provided fresh fodder for an old debate over the identity of Leonardo da Vinci’s mother

1 year ago·United States

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

New research claims Leonardo da Vinci was son of a slave

Italian researcher believes the difficult life of da Vinci's 'migrant' mother had an impact on the work of her brilliant son

1 year ago·Malaysia

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Irish Independent

Leonardo da Vinci’s mother was a teenage slave trafficked to Italy, new book claims

Leonardo da Vinci’s mother was a teenage slave girl trafficked to Italy across the Black Sea from the Caucasus, research has claimed.

1 year ago·Ireland

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The Washington Post

Italian novelist: Leonardo's da Vinci's mother was a slave

An Italian scholar has provided fresh fodder for an old debate over the identity of Leonardo da Vinci’s mother

1 year ago

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The Telegraph

Leonardo da Vinci’s mother was slave girl trafficked across Black Sea to Italy, documents suggest

Professor believes she was freed and married off after giving birth to her painter son by a notary just outside Florence

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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Shropshire Star

Leonardo da Vinci’s mother was a slave, claims Italian novelist

An Italian scholar and novelist has provided fresh fodder for an old debate over the identity of Leonardo da Vinci’s mother, proffering a recently unearthed document as evidence that she arrived on the Italian peninsula as a slave from the Caucasus region of Central Asia.

1 year ago·Ketley, United Kingdom

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