The mystery surrounding death of Botticelli's muse solved by science after more than five centuries
Simonetta Vespucci, the legendary model of the 15th-century Florentine artist, did not die of tuberculosis, as historians had believed. By studying the painter's works, scientists have reached a new conclusion regarding the cause of her death at age 23.
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