Da Vinci Bust Myth Debunked By French Scientists
A Lost da Vinci? Inner Secrets Reveal Bust’s True Origins Flora, the wax bust depicting the Roman goddess of flowers and spring, was originally purchased by the German curator Wilhelm von Bode in 1909 who claimed it was an original Da Vinci artwork. However, new research published in the journal Scientific Reports in April 2021 shows that the bust was actually created by the British artist Richard Cockle Lucas in the early 19th century. A team of French chemists uncovered the gaffe ...
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