Viachelav Chirikba's Hypothesis on da Vinci's Mother Confirmed by Italian Archives
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Mar 15, 2023, 5:01:10 AM3/15/23
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Viacheslav Chirikba's hypothesis that Leonardo da Vinci's mother was a Circassian slave has been confirmed by Italian archives.
In 2018, in his historical essay titled "The Mystery of Caterina. Who Was the Mother of Leonardo da Vinci?" («Загадка Катерины. Кем была мать Леонардо да Винчи?»), Professor Viacheslav Chirikba put forward a hypothesis suggesting that Caterina might have been an Abkhazian or Circassian slave brought to Italy by Genoese or Venetian merchants from the Black Sea coast of the Caucasus.
In 2018, in his historical essay titled "The Mystery of Caterina. Who Was the Mother of Leonardo da Vinci?" («Загадка Катерины. Кем была мать Леонардо да Винчи?»), Professor Viacheslav Chirikba put forward a hypothesis suggesting that Caterina might have been an Abkhazian or Circassian slave brought to Italy by Genoese or Venetian merchants from the Black Sea coast of the Caucasus.
This hypothesis by Chirikba has been confirmed by Italian Professor Carlo Vecce who has spent decades studying da Vinci and curating his works. The renowned scholar found the deed of liberation in the State Archives of Florence, which was signed by Piero da Vinci, the notary and father of Leonardo.
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