The artist’s mother turned out to be the daughter of the Circassian prince Yakov
The mother of the Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci was a Circassian, said Carlo Vecce, professor of literature at the University of Naples L’Orientale. The newspaper Avvenire writes about it.
The researcher came to such conclusions after he found in the State Archives of Florence a document on the release of the daughter of the Circassian prince Jacob (Jacob). The deed was signed by the notary Piero da Vinci in November 1452. About six months earlier, the man had a son, Leonardo.
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