Researchers Suggest Botticelli's Venus Model Suffered From Brain Tumor

Researchers have found evidence in several paintings suggesting that Simonetta Vespucci, who modeled for Sandro Botticelli's 'The Birth of Venus,' may have suffered from a brain tumor at a young age.

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Warum guckt Botticellis Venus komisch? Sie hatte wohl einen Tumor

Society-Lady Simonetta Vespucci, die für Sandro Botticellis «Die Geburt der Venus» Modell stand, soll bereits in jungen Jahren an einem Hirntumor gelitten haben. Forschende haben Hinweise dafür in mehreren Bildern entdeckt.

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Researchers Suggest Botticelli's Venus Model Suffered From Brain Tumor

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Warum guckt Botticellis Venus komisch? Sie hatte wohl einen Tumor

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