New evidence suggests Da Vinci's mother was a slave.
TL;DR
New analysis of historical documents suggests that Leonardo da Vinci's mother, Caterina, was a teenager kidnapped and enslaved in the Caucasus and sent to Italy. The documents, discovered by an Italian historian, suggest that da Vinci was only half-Italian. The findings have yet to be published in a peer-reviewed journal.
- Da Vinci's mother was an enslaved teenager trafficked to Italy, new documents suggest Livescience.com
- New research claims Leonardo da Vinci was son of a slave FRANCE 24 English
- Leonardo da Vinci's mother was a slave from the Caucasus, new research finds NBC News
- Italian novelist: Leonardo's da Vinci's mother was a slave The Associated Press - en Español
- Leonardo da Vinci was son of a slave: author 台北時報
Want the full story? Read the original reporting
Read on Livescience.com