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

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

'Leonardo da Vinci’s mother allegedly a slave in Central Asia'

A new contribution has been made to the ongoing debate about the identity of Leonardo da Vinci’s mother by an Italian scholar and novelist, who has...

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

Un académico y novelista italiano ha revelado material nuevo a un viejo debate sobre la identidad de la madre de Leonardo da Vinci, al presentar un documento como prueba de que la mujer llegó a la península itálica como una esclava procedente de la región del Cáucaso, en Asia Central. Carlo Vecce, profesor de Literatura Italiana en la Universidad L’Orientale de Nápoles, revela su hipótesis en una nueva novela, “Il Sorriso di Caterina” (“La sonri…

Document shows Leonardo's da Vinci's mother was a slave, Italian novelist claims

Carlo Vecce first intended to prove Leonardo's mother was not a slave, a long-held theory. 'But when the evidence goes in the other direction, one must pay…

Leonardo da Vinci's mother was a slave, says Italian novelist

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

Historian: Leonardo da Vinci's mother was a slave

Der italienische Historiker Carlo Vecce will das Rätsel um die Mutter des italienischen Universalgelehrten Leonardo da Vinci gelöst haben. Seinen Angaben zufolge belegt eine Befreiungsurkunde aus dem Jahr 1492, dass Leonardos Mutter Catarina eine Sklavin aus dem Kaukasus gewesen ist. Die wahre Identität der Mutter von da Vinci (1452 bis 1519) ist seit jeher geheimnisumwittert. Historiker sind sich über die Familie mütterlicherseits im Unklaren. …