Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci found Caucasian roots

The world-famous Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci was found to have Caucasian roots. According to Carlo Vecce, professor of literature at the University of Naples L’Orientale, the mother of the great artist was allegedly a Circassian, the newspaper writes. Avvenire.

According to the publication, Vecce came to this conclusion after he stumbled upon a document in the archives of Florence about the release of the daughter of the Circassian prince Jacob (Jacob). The corresponding act was signed by the notary Pierre da Vinci in November 1452. About six months earlier, the man had a son, Leonardo. The scientist suggests that the mother of the legendary artist Katerina came to Florence from the Caucasus through Venice. In Italy, she worked as a weaver and was a hired nurse.